wo baaten tirii wo fasaane tire
— Abdul Hamid Adam
Wo baaten tiree wo fasaane tire
Shagufta shagufta bahaane tire
Bas ik daagh-e-sajda miree kaa.enaat
Jabeenen tiree aastaane tire
Mazaalim tire aafiyat-aafreen
Maraasim suhaane suhaane tire
Faqeeron kee jholee na hogee tahee
Hain bharpoor jab tak khazaane tire
Dilon ko jaraahat kaa lutf aa gaya
Lage hain Kuch aise nishaane tire
Aseeron kee daulat aseeree kaa gham
Na.e daam tere puraane tire
Bas ik zakhm-e-nazzaara hissa miraa
Bahaaren tiree aashiyaane tire
Faqeeron kaa jamghaT ghaDee-do-ghaDee
Sharaaben tiree baada-khaane tire
Zameer-e-sadaf men kiran kaa maqaam
Anokhe anokhe Thikaane tire
Bahaar o khizaan kam-nigaahon ke vahm
Bure yaa bhale sab zamaane tire
'adam' bhee hai teraa hikaayat-kada
Kahaan tak ga.e hain fasaane tire