Khamkhan ulagh pade,
Khayal-e-guftugu mein;
Har guzarish mukammal ho,
Ab zindagi guzre isi aarzu mein.
Izhaar ke intezaar mein waqt ne dum tod diya;
Lamha guzar gaya, umeed ne saath chor diya.
Har dastaq pe lage, bahar-e-bulaawa hai;
Ye ishq ki awaaz nahi, suroor hai, dhoka hai!
Aalim bani hu main,
Ab tujhe sikhana hai-
Is raah par chal deewane,
Iraad-e-koshish mein;
Kismat jo bhi aziyat de,
Aitbaar rakh mohabbat mein.