merii aa.nkho.n me.n madiina shakl-e-ahmad dil me.n hai

merii aa.nkho.n me.n madiina shakl-e-ahmad dil me.n hai

kyuu.n use Dhuu.nDuu.n mirii lailaa usii mahmil me.n hai

hukm-e-rabbii kaa thaa jalva suurat-e-ma.ashuuq me.n

varna kyaa rakkhaa hu.aa is musht aab-o-gil me.n hai

qabr me.n kyaa puuchhte ho mujh se ai munkir nakiir

kyaa nazar aatii nahii.n suurat jo mere dil me.n hai

abruu.e KHamdaar kaa zaKHmii hu.aa huu.n le KHabar

ai masiihaa jaan baaqii kuchh tire bismil me.n hai

dekh kar kahte hai.n sab ruu-e-mohammad mustafaa

jis ko kahte hai.n KHudaa vo parda-e-haa.il me.n hai

saik.Do.n zaKHmii kiye aur saik.Do.n kaaTe gale

baa.nkpan baaqii adaa ab kuchh mire qaatil me.n hai

zab.h karte karte mujh ko dast-e-naazuk jab thakaa

yuu.n kahaa jhu.njhlaa ke merii jaan kis mushkil me.n hai

qaafile vaale sabhii mulk-e-adam jaane ko hai.n

ko.ii pahu.nchaa hai to ko.ii pahlii hii manzil me.n hai

yaa ilaahii kis se puuchhuu.n us pur-posh kaa pata

us kaa naaqa hai kahaa.n vo kaun sii manzil me.n hai

aaj maqtal me.n hai majma.a jaa.n-nisaaro.n kaa 'muniir'

faisla ab zindagii kaa qabza-e-qaatil me.n hai

merii aa.nkho.n me.n madiina shakl-e-ahmad dil me.n hai

kyuu.n use Dhuu.nDuu.n mirii lailaa usii mahmil me.n hai

hukm-e-rabbii kaa thaa jalva suurat-e-ma.ashuuq me.n

varna kyaa rakkhaa hu.aa is musht aab-o-gil me.n hai

qabr me.n kyaa puuchhte ho mujh se ai munkir nakiir

kyaa nazar aatii nahii.n suurat jo mere dil me.n hai

abruu.e KHamdaar kaa zaKHmii hu.aa huu.n le KHabar

ai masiihaa jaan baaqii kuchh tire bismil me.n hai

dekh kar kahte hai.n sab ruu-e-mohammad mustafaa

jis ko kahte hai.n KHudaa vo parda-e-haa.il me.n hai

saik.Do.n zaKHmii kiye aur saik.Do.n kaaTe gale

baa.nkpan baaqii adaa ab kuchh mire qaatil me.n hai

zab.h karte karte mujh ko dast-e-naazuk jab thakaa

yuu.n kahaa jhu.njhlaa ke merii jaan kis mushkil me.n hai

qaafile vaale sabhii mulk-e-adam jaane ko hai.n

ko.ii pahu.nchaa hai to ko.ii pahlii hii manzil me.n hai

yaa ilaahii kis se puuchhuu.n us pur-posh kaa pata

us kaa naaqa hai kahaa.n vo kaun sii manzil me.n hai

aaj maqtal me.n hai majma.a jaa.n-nisaaro.n kaa 'muniir'

faisla ab zindagii kaa qabza-e-qaatil me.n hai