kahūñ jo haal to kahte ho muddaā kahiye

kahūñ jo haal to kahte ho mudda.ā kahiye

tumhīñ kaho ki jo tum yuuñ kaho to kyā kahiye

na kahiyo ta.an se phir tum ki ham sitamgar haiñ

mujhe to ḳhū hai ki jo kuchh kaho bajā kahiye

vo neshtar sahī par dil meñ jab utar jaave

nigāh-e-nāz ko phir kyuuñ na āshnā kahiye

nahīñ zarīya-e-rāhat jarāhat-e-paikāñ

vo zaḳhm-e-teġh hai jis ko ki dil-kushā kahiye

jo mudda.ī bane us ke na mudda.ī baniye

jo nā-sazā kahe us ko na nā-sazā kahiye

kahīñ haqīqat-e-jāñ-kāhī-e-maraz likhiye

kahīñ musībat-e-nā-sāzī-e-davā kahiye

kabhī shikāyat-e-ranj-e-girāñ-nashīñ kiije

kabhī hikāyat-e-sabr-e-gurez-pā kahiye

rahe na jaan to qātil ko ḳhūñ-bahā diije

kaTe zabān to ḳhanjar ko marhabā kahiye

nahīñ nigār ko ulfat na ho nigār to hai

ravānī-e-ravish o mastī-e-adā kahiye

nahīñ bahār ko fursat na ho bahār to hai

tarāvat-e-chaman o ḳhūbī-e-havā kahiye

safīna jab ki kināre pe aa lagā 'ġhālib'

ḳhudā se kyā sitam-o-jaur-e-nā-ḳhudā kahiye

kahūñ jo haal to kahte ho muddaā kahiye

tumhīñ kaho ki jo tum yuñ kaho to kyā kahiye

na kahiyo tan se phir tum ki hum sitamgar haiñ

mujhe to ḳhū hai ki jo kuchh kaho bajā kahiye

wo neshtar sahī par dil meñ jab utar jawe

nigāh-e-nāz ko phir kyuñ na āshnā kahiye

nahīñ zarīya-e-rāhat jarāhat-e-paikāñ

wo zaḳhm-e-teġh hai jis ko ki dil-kushā kahiye

jo muddaī bane us ke na muddaī baniye

jo nā-sazā kahe us ko na nā-sazā kahiye

kahīñ haqīqat-e-jāñ-kāhī-e-maraz likhiye

kahīñ musībat-e-nā-sāzī-e-dawā kahiye

kabhī shikāyat-e-ranj-e-girāñ-nashīñ kije

kabhī hikāyat-e-sabr-e-gurez-pā kahiye

rahe na jaan to qātil ko ḳhūñ-bahā dije

kaTe zabān to ḳhanjar ko marhabā kahiye

nahīñ nigār ko ulfat na ho nigār to hai

rawānī-e-rawish o mastī-e-adā kahiye

nahīñ bahār ko fursat na ho bahār to hai

tarāwat-e-chaman o ḳhūbī-e-hawā kahiye

safīna jab ki kināre pe aa lagā 'ġhālib'

ḳhudā se kyā sitam-o-jaur-e-nā-ḳhudā kahiye