guzar ko hai bahut auqaat thodii
— Ameer Minai
Guzar ko hai bahut auqaat thoDee
Ki hai ye tuul qissa raat thoDee
Jo mai zaahid ne maangee mast bole
Bahut yaa qibla-e-haajaat thoDee
Kahaan ghuncha kahaan us kaa dahan tang
BaDhaa.ee shaa.eron ne baat thoDee
UThe kya zaanoo-e-gham se sar apna
Bahut guzree rahi haihaat thoDee
Khayaal-e-zabt-e-girya hai jo ham ko
Bahut imsaal hai barsaat thoDee
Pilaa.e le ke naqd-e-hosh saaqee
Tahee-daston kee hai auqaat thoDee
Vahee hai aasmaan par ganj-e-anjum
Milee thee jo tiree khairaat thoDee
Tiraa ai dukht-e-raz vaasif hai vaa.iz
Pa.e-hurmat hai itnee baat thoDee
Chalo manzil 'ameer' aankhen to kholo
Nihaayat rah ga.ee hai raat thoDee