siyahkaar the baa safaa ho gae ham
— Hasrat Mohani
Siyahkaar the baa-safaa ho ga.e ham
Tire ishq men kya se kya ho ga.e ham
Na jaanaa ki shauq aur bhaDkegaa meraa
Wo samjhe ki us se judaa ho ga.e ham
Dam-e-vaapseen aa.e pursish ko naahaq
Bas ab jaao tum se khafaa ho ga.e ham
Hue mahv kis kee tamannaa men aise
Ki mustaghni-e-maa-sivaa ho ga.e ham
Unhen ranj ab kyuun huaa ham to khush hain
Ki mar kar shaheed-e-wafa ho ga.e ham
Jab un se adab ne na Kuch munh se maangaa
To ik paikar-e-iltijaa ho ga.e ham
Tiree fikr kaa mubtilaa ho gaya dil
Magar qaid-e-gham se rihaa ho ga.e ham
Fanaa ho ke raah-e-mohabbat men 'hasrat'
Sazaa-vaar-e-khuld-e-baqaa ho ga.e ham