zaahir me.n to aa.iina-e-anvaar-e-KHudaa hai

zaahir me.n to aa.iina-e-anvaar-e-KHudaa hai

dar-parda haqiiqat me.n KHudaa jaane vo kyaa hai

kushta huu.n mai.n us turk-javaa.n ’arabii kaa

aab-e-dam-e-shamshiir mujhe aab-e-baqaa hai

kumhlaayaa hu.aa ko.ii nazar hii nahii.n aataa

phuulo.n me.n madiine ke basii buu-e-vafaa hai

Duubii hu.ii har nig.hat-e-gesuu-e-nabii hai.n

kyaa aa.ii madiine se madiine kii hu.aa hai

ik jalve ke mushtaaq hai.n sab aap ke 'aashiq

paalaa shab-e-furqat me.n balaa.o.n se pa.Daa hai

Dhuu.nDegii qiyaamat me.n jise saarii KHudaa.ii

maulaa-e-do-’aalam hai mu’iinul-Gurbaa hai

kaun aataa hai mahshar me.n jo ha.ngaama hai barpaa

kyuu.n aap me.n apne nahii.n ye KHalq-e-KHudaa hai

ham dekh le.n jii bhar ke shabiih-e-ruKH-e-hazrat

kuchh der abhii maut na aa.e to mazaa hai

ho jaa.e guzar kuucha-e-gesuu-e-nabii me.n

'aKHtar' usii hasrat me.n to diivaana hu.aa hai

zaahir me.n to aa.iina-e-anvaar-e-KHudaa hai

dar-parda haqiiqat me.n KHudaa jaane vo kyaa hai

kushta huu.n mai.n us turk-javaa.n ’arabii kaa

aab-e-dam-e-shamshiir mujhe aab-e-baqaa hai

kumhlaayaa hu.aa ko.ii nazar hii nahii.n aataa

phuulo.n me.n madiine ke basii buu-e-vafaa hai

Duubii hu.ii har nig.hat-e-gesuu-e-nabii hai.n

kyaa aa.ii madiine se madiine kii hu.aa hai

ik jalve ke mushtaaq hai.n sab aap ke 'aashiq

paalaa shab-e-furqat me.n balaa.o.n se pa.Daa hai

Dhuu.nDegii qiyaamat me.n jise saarii KHudaa.ii

maulaa-e-do-’aalam hai mu’iinul-Gurbaa hai

kaun aataa hai mahshar me.n jo ha.ngaama hai barpaa

kyuu.n aap me.n apne nahii.n ye KHalq-e-KHudaa hai

ham dekh le.n jii bhar ke shabiih-e-ruKH-e-hazrat

kuchh der abhii maut na aa.e to mazaa hai

ho jaa.e guzar kuucha-e-gesuu-e-nabii me.n

'aKHtar' usii hasrat me.n to diivaana hu.aa hai