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 

ye shab-e-firaq ye bebasii hai.n qadam qadam pe udaasiyaa.N
meraa saath ko_ii na de sakaa merii hasarate.n hai.n dhuaa.N dhuaa.N

mai.n ta.Dap ta.Dap ke jiyaa to kyaa mere Khvaab mujh se bichha.D gaye
mai.n udaas ghar kii sadaa sahii mujhe de na ko_ii tasalliyaa.N

chalii aisii dard kii aa.Ndhiyaa.N mere dil kii bastii uja.D ga_ii
ye jo raakh-sii hai bujhii bujhii hai.n isii me.n merii nishaaniyaa.N

ye fizaa jo gard-o-Gubaar hai merii bekasii kaa mazaar hai
mai.n vo phuul huu.N jo na khil sakaa merii zindagii me.n vafaa kahaa.N

terii guftaguu me.n hai jo chaashnii jo tere labo.n me.n halaavate.n
na suruur vo fasl-e-bahaar me.n na gulo.n me.n lataafate.n

kahaa.N rah ga_ii.n terii nigahate.n vo sabaa kidhar ko nikal ga_ii
terii aahaTo.n ko taras gaa_ii.n mere jism-o-jaa.N kii sama’ate.n

tere a.ng a.ng ami.n loch hai mere dil ke soz-o-Gadaaz kaa
mere Khuun-e-dil se raqam hu_ii.n tere rang-o-buu kii hikaayate.n

merii chashm-e-Gam dil-e-muzatarib Gam-e-aarazuu Gam-e-justajuu
liye phir rahaa huu.N nagar nagar kisii meherabaa.N kii amaanate.n

kabhii kitaabo.n me.n phuul rakhanaa
kabhii daraKhto.n pe naam likhanaa
hame.n bhii hai yaad aaj tak vo
nazar se harf-e-salaam likhanaa

[daraKht=tree; harf=letter (as in alphabet)]

vo chaa.Nd chehare vo bahakii baate.n
sulagate din the mahakatii raate.n
vo chhoTe-chhoTe se kaaGazo.n par
muhabbato.n ke payaam likhanaa

[payaam=message]

gulaab cheharo.n se dil lagaanaa
vo chupake chupake nazar milaanaa
vo aarazuuo.n ke Khvaab bunanaa
vo qissaa-e-naatamaam likhanaa

[qissaa=tale/story; naatamaam=unfinished]

mere nagar kii hasii.n fazaao
kahii.n jo un ke nishaan paao
to puuchhanaa ye kahaa.N base ho
kahaa.N hai.n un kaa qayaam(?) likhanaa

ga_ii ruto.n me.n "Hasan" hamaaraa
bas ek hii to ye mashaGalaa thaa
kisii ke chehare ko subah kahanaa
kisii kii zulfo.n ko shaam likhanaa