lillaahil hamd ki dil shola fishaan hai ab tak
— Josh Malihabadi
Lillaahil-hamd ki dil shola-fishaan hai ab tak
Piir hai jism magar tab.a javaan hai ab tak
Barf-baaree hai mah o saal kee sar par lekin
Khoon men garmi-e-pahlu-e-butaan hai ab tak
Sar pe har chand mah o saal kaa ghaltaan hai ghubaar
Fikr men taab-o-tab-e-kaahkashaan hai ab tak
Kab se nabzon men wo jhankaar naheen hai phir bhee
Sher men zamzama-e-aab-e-ravaan hai ab tak
Lillaahil-hamd ki darbaar-e-kharaabaat kee khaak
Surma-e-deeda-e-saahib-nazraan hai ab tak
Zindagee kab se hai kaanTon kee tijaarat se figaar
Phir bhee takh.eel men phoolon kee dukaan hai ab tak
Farq par vaqt kaa pathraao hai kab se jaaree
Zehn men kaargah-e-sheeshagaraan hai ab tak
Kis se kahiye ki ba-een fikr miraa taar-e-vajood
Zakhma-e-ghaib se larzaan o tapaan hai ab tak
Kab se hoon munkir-e-gulbaang-e-malaa.ek phir bhee
Dil pe jibreel kee dastak kaa gumaan hai ab tak
Kab se hoon basta-e-naaqoos-o-mazaameer-e-butaan
Phir bhee siine men koee garm-azaan hai ab tak
Sakht hairaan hoon ki is kufr ke jangal men bhee 'josh'
Chashm-e-yazdaan miree jaanib nigraan hai ab tak