aaj muqābla hai saḳht mīr-e-sipāh ke liye
ho ga.e sar ka.ī qalam ek kulāh ke liye
tāza-ruḳhī-e-kā.enāt DhūñD rahī hai aa.ina
justujū hai hazār meñ ek gavāh ke liye
khul hī gayā tilism-e-dost ain visāl meñ ki thī
ik shab-e-hijr zindagī lazzat-e-āh ke liye
ik shab-e-ḳhud-numā.ī meñ ismat-e-be-maqām ne
kitne savāl kar liye ramz-e-gunāh ke liye
sūrat-e-gard-e-kārvāñ hai ġham-e-manzil-e-jahāñ
ḳhvāb-e-junūn-e-tāza-kār chāhiye raah ke liye
ātish-e-kīmiyā-garāñ kaam na aa sakī koī
surma hai ḳhāk-e-dil mirī chashm-e-siyāh ke liye
merī ḳhud-āgahī bhī kī tere visāl ne talab
hijr-e-hazār-shab ke ba.ad ek gunāh ke liye