tujhe e'tibār-e-sahar bhī hai
tujhe intizār-e-bahār bhī
ye shab-e-ḳhizāñ
hai mire gumāñ se ajīb-tar
koī chāñd zīna-e-abr se
utar aa.e aur mujhe thaam le
sar-e-shām koī sitāra jo
koī rāh-rau kisī raah meñ
magar ai bahā-e-umīd-e-dil
tirī zindagī bhī qalīl hai