dhamkī meñ mar gayā jo nah bāb-e nabard thā
ʿishq-e nabard-peshah t̤alabgār-e mard thā
thā zindagī meñ marg kā khaṭkā lagā huʾā
uṛne se peshtar bhī mirā rang zard thā
tālīf-e nusḳhah'hā-e vafā kar rahā
thā maiñ
majmūʿah-e ḳhayāl abhī fard fard thā
dil tā jigar kih sāḥil-e daryā-e
ḳhūñ hai ab
us rahguzar meñ jalvah-e gul āge gard thā
jātī hai koʾī kashmakash andoh-e ʿishq kī
dil bhī agar gayā to vuhī dil kā dard thā
aḥbāb chārah-sāzī-e vaḥshat nah kar sake
zindāñ meñ bhī ḳhayāl bayābāñ-navard thā
yih lāsh-e be-kafan asad-e ḳhastah-jāñ kī hai
ḥaq maġhfarat kare ʿajab āzād mard thā