ek zamaana thaa ki hijr-e-yaar me.n siina-figaar

ek zamaana thaa ki hijr-e-yaar me.n siina-figaar

justujuu me.n us kii phirtaa thaa ba-har shahr-o-dayaar

ab vo din aa.e ki paare kii tarah lail-o-nahaar

yaar-e-maa.ii maa namii-giirad qaraarash be-qaraar

taalib-e-diidaar gashta ham-chu muusaa baar-baar

tars-e-dozaKH hai na hai kuchh kHvaahish-e-KHuld-e-barii.n

huu.n mubarraa kuchh nahii.n khaTkaa mujhe az kufr-o-dii.n

mast huu.n pii kar sharaab-e-shauq ko ai shaiKH-e-dii.n

KHaar-e-Gam az nanag-o-naamuus-o-ze-miizaa.n ham-nashii.n

shahr-e-yaaram baa-kase aslaa na-daaram hech-kaar

dair-o-ka.aba me.n bhaTakte hai.n ye shaiKH-o-barhaman

baa.az phirte hai.n bayaabaano.n me.n misal-e-kohkan

huu.n mai.n sab ashyaa-e-maujuuda me.n yaa.n partav-fagan

niist ’ilm-e-ma.arifat jinn-o-bashar raa zaat-e-man

har do-'aalam ’aks-e-ruuyam chuu.n na-baashad aashkaar

jab ta.alluq kaa uThaa parda to phir sab nek-o-bad

ek aataa hai nazar kyaa dost kyaa ahl-e-hasad

vaa.izaa ye aap kii naa-haq hai mujh se radd-o-kad

jaa.n deham taa-jaan KHvaahad man na-daanam Gair-e-KHud

gosh-daaram az kalaam-e-kunto-kanzan yaadgaar

gar pa.Daa huu.n bahr-e-vahdat me.n jo honaa ho so ho

ab to har zarre me.n dekhuu.n huu.n jamaal-e-yaar ko

‘mahv’ apnii zaat me.n ye lutf hai ai dosto

bar nidaayat hairat-andar hairat-afzaayad 'sahv'

az dar-o-diivaar goyad KHveshtan raa yaad-daar

ek zamaana thaa ki hijr-e-yaar me.n siina-figaar

justujuu me.n us kii phirtaa thaa ba-har shahr-o-dayaar

ab vo din aa.e ki paare kii tarah lail-o-nahaar

yaar-e-maa.ii maa namii-giirad qaraarash be-qaraar

taalib-e-diidaar gashta ham-chu muusaa baar-baar

tars-e-dozaKH hai na hai kuchh kHvaahish-e-KHuld-e-barii.n

huu.n mubarraa kuchh nahii.n khaTkaa mujhe az kufr-o-dii.n

mast huu.n pii kar sharaab-e-shauq ko ai shaiKH-e-dii.n

KHaar-e-Gam az nanag-o-naamuus-o-ze-miizaa.n ham-nashii.n

shahr-e-yaaram baa-kase aslaa na-daaram hech-kaar

dair-o-ka.aba me.n bhaTakte hai.n ye shaiKH-o-barhaman

baa.az phirte hai.n bayaabaano.n me.n misal-e-kohkan

huu.n mai.n sab ashyaa-e-maujuuda me.n yaa.n partav-fagan

niist ’ilm-e-ma.arifat jinn-o-bashar raa zaat-e-man

har do-'aalam ’aks-e-ruuyam chuu.n na-baashad aashkaar

jab ta.alluq kaa uThaa parda to phir sab nek-o-bad

ek aataa hai nazar kyaa dost kyaa ahl-e-hasad

vaa.izaa ye aap kii naa-haq hai mujh se radd-o-kad

jaa.n deham taa-jaan KHvaahad man na-daanam Gair-e-KHud

gosh-daaram az kalaam-e-kunto-kanzan yaadgaar

gar pa.Daa huu.n bahr-e-vahdat me.n jo honaa ho so ho

ab to har zarre me.n dekhuu.n huu.n jamaal-e-yaar ko

‘mahv’ apnii zaat me.n ye lutf hai ai dosto

bar nidaayat hairat-andar hairat-afzaayad 'sahv'

az dar-o-diivaar goyad KHveshtan raa yaad-daar