mahruum e tarab hai dil e dil giir Abhi tak
— Hasrat Mohani
Mahroom-e-tarab hai dil-e-dil-geer abhee tak
Baaqee hai tire ishq kee taaseer abhee tak
Vasl us but-e-bad-khoo kaa mayassar naheen hota
Vaabasta-e-taqdeer hai tadbeer abhee tak
Ik baar sunee thee so mire dil men hai maujood
Ai jaan-e-tamannaa tiree taqreer abhee tak
Seekhee thee jo aaghaaz-e-mohabbat men qalam ne
Baaqee hai wo rangeeni-e-tahreer abhee tak
Is darja na betaab ho ai shauq-e-shahaadat
Hai miyaan men us shokh kee shamsheer abhee tak
Kahne ko to main bhuul gaya hoon magar ai yaar
Hai khaana-e-dil men tiree tasveer abhee tak
Bhoolee naheen dil ko tiree duzdeeda-nigaahee
Pahloo men hai Kuch Kuch khalish-e-teer abhee tak
The haq pe wo be-shak ki na hote to na hota
Dunya men bapaa maatam-e-'shabbeer' abhee tak
Guzre bahut ustaad magar rang-e-asar men
Be-misl hai 'hasrat' sukhan-e-'meer' abhee tak