kyā kyā huī hai baat kī tahqīr dekhiye
chup-chāp kahne vaale kī tasvīr dekhiye
guzrī tamām umr to ta.amīr-e-ḳhvāb meñ
fursat kahāñ ki ḳhvāb kī ta.abīr dekhiye
sidq-e-maqāl sho.ala-e-uryāñ banā gayā
taqdīr meñ tapish hai ki tanvīr dekhiye
kyā daur hai ki lafz se ma.anī nikal ga.e
ḳhālī makāñ kī shaukat-e-ta.amīr dekhiye
jaur-o-karam kā farq hī zehnoñ se miT gayā
kyā kyā huī jafāoñ kī tafsīr dekhiye