ham sar e zulf qad e huur e shamaail thahraa
— Ameer Minai
Ham-sar-e-zulf qad-e-hoor-e-shamaa.il Thahraa
Laam kaa khuub alif madd-e-muqaabil Thahraa
Deeda-e-tar se jo daaman men giraa dil Thahraa
Bahte bahte ye safeena lab-e-saahil Thahraa
Kee nazar roo-e-kitaabee pe to Kuch dil Thahraa
Maktab-e-shauq bhee qur.aan kee manzil Thahraa
Nighat-e-gul se pareshaan huaa us kaa dimaagh
Khanda-e-gul na huaa shor-e-anaadil Thahraa
Najd se qais jo aayaa mare zindaan kee taraf
Der tak gosh-bar-awaaz-e-salaasil Thahraa
Husn jis tifl kaa chamkaa wo huaa baa.is-e-qatl
Jis ne talvaar sambhaalee miraa qaatil Thahraa
Khat jo niklaa rukh-e-jaanaan pe milaa bosa-e-khaal
Yahee daana faqat is kisht kaa haasil Thahraa
Alam ik nuqta jo mash.hoor thaa ai josh-e-junoon
Ghaur se kee jo nazar nuqta-e-baatil Thahraa
Duur jab tak the taDaptaa thaa men kaisaa kaisaa
Paas aa kar wo jo Thahre to miraa dil Thahraa
Kasrat-e-daagh se gul-dasta banaa dil to kya
Zeenat-e-baagh na aaraa.ish-e-mahfil Thahraa
DauDtaa qais bhee aataa hai nihaayat hee qareeb
Ik zaraa naaqe ko ai saahib-e-mahmil Thahraa
Dam jo betaab thaa muddat se mire siine men
Tegh-e-qaatil ke tale Kuch dam-e-bismil Thahraa
Ham baDee duur se aa.e hain tumhaaraa hai ye haal
Ghar se darvaaze tak aanaa ka.ee manzil Thahraa
Ab tak aatee hai sadaa turbat-e-lailaa se 'ameer'
Saarbaan ab to khuda ke liye mahmil Thahraa