yaa rab! Gam-e-hijraa.N me.n itanaa to kiyaa hotaa
jo haath jigar pe hai vo dast-e-duaa hotaa 

[Gam-e-hijraa.N=sorrow of separation]
[dast-e-duaa=hands raised in prayer] 

ik ishq kaa Gam aafat aur us pe ye dil aafat
yaa Gam na diyaa hotaa yaa dil na diyaa hotaa 

Gairo.n se kahaa tum ne Gairo.n se sunaa tum ne
kuchh ham se kahaa hotaa kuchh ham se sunaa hotaa 

ummiid to ba.ndh jaatii taskii.n to ho jaatii
vaadaa na vafaa karate vaadaa to kiyaa hotaa 

naakaam-e-tamannaa dil is soch me.n rahataa hai
yuu.N hotaa to kyaa hotaa yuu.N hotaa to kyaa hotaa 

tujhe Dhuu.nDhataa thaa mai.n chaar-suu
terii shaan jalle jalaal huu.N
tuu milaa qariib-e-khoj luu.N
terii shaan jalle jalaal huu.N 

terii yaad me.n hai kalii-kalii
hai chaman chaman me.n hubal alii
tuu basaa hai phuul me.n huu-ba-huu
terii shaan jalle jalaal huu.N 

tere hukm se jo havaa chalii
to chaTak ke bolii kalii-kalii
hai kariim tuu rahiim tuu
terii shaan jalle jalaal huu.N 

teraa jalvaa dono.n jahaa.N me.n hai
teraa nuur dono.n makaa.N me.n hai
yahaa.N tuu hii vahaa.N tuu hii tuu
terii shaan jalle jalaal huu.N 

duniyaa se dil lagaakar duniyaa se kyaa milegaa
yaad-e-Khudaa kiye jaa tujh ko Khudaa milegaa 

daulat ho yaa hukuumat taaqat ho yaa javaanii
har chiiz miTane vaalii har chiiz aanii-jaanii
ye sab Guruur ik din miTTii me.n jaa milegaa 

aataa nahii.n palaTakar guzaraa huaa zamaanaa
kyaa Khvaab kaa bharosaa kyaa maut kaa Thikaanaa
ye zindagii ga.Nvaa kar kyaa faayedaa milegaa