Aj tEry liyE Eik marEEz E Ulfat hi sAhi. . .
tUjhkO isS vAAdi-E-rangEEn sE aQeeDat hi sAhi. . .
mErY mEhboOb kahin aUr milA kAr mUjhsE. . . !!!
bAzm-E-shahi mEin garEEbOn kA gUzar, kYa mAAni?
sAbt jiS rAAh pE hO satAvAt-E-shaaHi kE nishAAn. . .
uSs pE UlfAt bhAri roOho kA sAfAr kYa mAAni?
mErY mEhboOb pas-E-pArdE-E-tAsh hEEr-E-wafa. . .
toOnE satAvEt kE nishAnO kO toO dEkha hOta. . .
mUrda shahOn kE maQabir sE bEhalnE wAAlY. . .
ApnE tAArEk makanOn kO toO dEkha hOta. . .
AnginAt lOgOn nE dUniYa mEin mOhabbAt ki hAi. . .
kaUn kEhta hAi kE sAdiQ nA thEy jaZbE UnkE. . .
lEkin UnkE liyE tAsh hEEr ka sAmAAn nAhin. . .
kyOn K wOh lOg bhi Apni hi tArAh mUfliS thEY. . .
yEh imarat-O-maQabir, yEh fasEElE, yEh hisAAr. . .
mUtal-kUl-hUkm shEhEnshahOn ki aZmAt kE sUtoOn. . .
dAAman-E-dEhar pE Us rang ki gUlkari hAi. . .
jismE shAAmil hAi tErE aUr mErE ajDaaD kA khoOn. . .
mErY mEhboOb! UnhE bhi tOo mOhabbAt hOgi. . .
jinki sannai nE baQshi hAi isSe shAkl-E-jamEEl. . .
UnkE pyArrOn kE maQabir rahE bE-nAAm-O-namoOd. . .
AAj tAk Un pE Jalai na kiSi nE kindEEl. . .
yEh chamAnzAAr, yEh jamna kA kinArA, yEh mAhAl. . .
yEh mUnakkAsh dAr-O-dEEwar, yEh mEhrAAb, yEh tAAq. . .
Eik shEhEnshAh nE daUlat ka sahArA lEkar. . .
hUm gHarEEbOn kE mOhabbAt kA UdaYa hAi maZak. . .
mErY mEhboOb kahin aUr milA kAr mUjhsE. . . !!!
