Jhilmilate qumqumon ki raah mein zanjeer si 
Raat ke hathon mein din ki mohani tasveer si 
Maire seene par magar chalati hui shamsheer si 
Ai gham-e-dil kya karoon ai wahshat-e-dil kya karoon 
Yeh roophali chhaon yeh aakash par taaron ka jaal 
Jaise soofi ka tasavvur jaise aashique ka khayaal 
Aah lekin kaun jaane kaun samjhe jee ka haal 
Ai gham-e-dil kya karoon, ai wahshat-e-dil kya karoon 
Raat hans hans kar yeh kahati hai keh maikhane mein chal 
Phir kisi shahnaz-e-lalarukh ke kaashane mein chal 
Yeh nahin mumkin to phir ai dost veerane mein chal 
Ai gham-e-dil kya karoon, ai wahshat-e-dil kya karoon

Har taraf hai bikhari hui, Ranginiyaan, raanaiyaan 
Har qadam par isharaten leti hui angraiyaan 
Barh rahi hai god phailai hue ruswaian 
Ai gham-e-dil kya karoon, ai wahshat-e-dil kya karoon 
Raste mein ruk ke dam le loon meri aadat nahin 
Laut kar vaapas chala jaaoon, meri fitrat nahin 
Aur koi hamnawa mil jai yeh qismat nahin 
Ai gham-e-dil kya karoon, ai wahshat-e-dil kya karoon 
Ik mahal ki aarh se nikala woh peela mahtaab 
Jaise mulla ka amama jaise baniye ki kitab 
Jaise muflis ki jawani jaise bewah ka shabaab 
Ai gham-e-dil kya karoon, ai wahshat-e-dil kya karoon

Muflisi aur yeh mazahir hain nazar ke samane 
Saikaron Changez-O-Naadir hain nazar ke samane 
Saikaron sultan-o-Jabir hain nazar ke samne 
Ai gham-e-dil kya karoon, ai wahshat-e-dil kya karoon 
Barh ke is indarsabha ka saz-o-saman phoonk doon 
Is ka gulshan phoonk doon us ka shabistan phoonk doon 
Takhat-e-sultan kya main sara qasr-e-sultan Phoonk doon 
Ai gham-e-dil kya kaoon, ai wahshat-e-dil kya karoon. [1937]