Hai ahel-e-dil ke liye ab yeh nazm-e-bast-o-kushaad
                     Keh sang-o-khisht muqayyad hain aur sag aazad 

                      Bahut hain zulm keh dast-e-bahana-ju keh liye
                       Jo chund ahel-e-junoon tere naam leva hain
                     Baney hain ahel-e-hawas muddai bhi, munsif bhi
                        Kise wakil karen, kis-se munsifi chahen 

                      Magar Guzaarane walon ke din guzarate hain
                     Tere firaq mein yun subah-o-shaam karate hain 

                     Bujha jo raozan-e-zindan to dil yeh samajha hai
                         Keh teri maang sitaron se bhar gai hogi
                       Chamak uthe hain salasil to humne jaana hai
                       Keh ab sahar tere rukh par bikhar gai hogi 

                      Gharaz tasvvur-e-shaam-o-sahar mein jeete hai
                      Giraft-e-saaya-e-diwaar-o-dar mein jeete hain 

                      Yuhin hamesha ulajhati rahi hai zulm se khalq
                         Na unki rasm nai hai, na apni reet nai
                    Yuhin hamesha khilaye hain humne aag mein phool
                         Na unki haar nai hai na apni jeet nai 

                         Isi sabab se falak ka gilaa nahin karate
                       Tere firaq mein hum dil bura nahin karate 

                      Gar aaj tujhse juda hain to kal baham hongey
                         Yeh raat bhar ki judai to koi baat nahin
                         Gar aaj auj peh hai taal-e-raqib to kya
                        Yeh chaar din ki khudai to koi baat nahin 

                       Jo tujhse ahad-o-wafa ustuvaar rakhate hain
                        Ilaaj-e-gardishe lailo-nihaar rakhate hain.