EK DOSHEEZA SADAK PAR DHOOP ME HAI BE-QARAAR,
CHOODIYA BAJTI HAIN KANKAR KOOTNE MEIN BAR-BAR
CHOODIYON KE SAAZ ME YEH SHOR HAI KAISA BHARA,
AANKH ME AANSU BANI JATI HAI JIS KI HAR SADA.
GARD HAI RUKHSAR PAR, ZULFE ATI HAIN KHAAK ME,
NAZUKI BAL KHA RAHI HAI DEEDA-E-GHAMNAK ME.
HO RAHA HAI JAZB MOHAR-E-KHOONCHKAN KE ROO-BA-RU,
KANKARO KI NABZ ME UTHTI JAWANI KA LAHU.
DHOOP ME LEHRA RAHI HAI KAKUL-E-ABZ SARSASHT,
HO RAHA HAI KAMSINI KA NOCH, JAZ O SANG O KHASHT.
PI RAHI HAIN SURKH KIRNE MOHR-E-ATISH-E-BAR KI,
NARGISI AANKHON KA RAS, MAI CHAMPAI-E-RUKHSAR KI.
GHAM KE BADAL KHATIR-E-NAZUK PE HAIN CHAYE HUE,
AARIZ-E-RANGEEN HAIN YA DO PHOOL MURJHAYE HUE.
CHEETHADO ME DEEDNI HAI ROO-E-RANGEEN-E-SHABAB,
ABRA KE AWARA TUKDO ME HO JAISE MAHTAB.
UF YE NADARI, MERE SEENE SE UTHTA HAI DHUVAN,
AAH ! AE IFLAS KE MAARE HUE HINDOSTAN.
HUSN HAI MAJBOOR KANKAR TODNE KE WASTE,
DAST-E-NAZUK AUR PATTHAR TODNE KE WASTE.
FIKR SE JHUK JAYE WO GARDAN TUF AE LEEL-O-NIHAR,
JIS ME HONA CHAHIYE PHOOLO KA EK HALKA SA HAAR.