numaayaan muntahaa e sai e paiham hotii jaatii hai
— Josh Malihabadi
Numaayaan muntahaa-e-sai-e-paiham hotee jaatee hai
Tabee.at be-niyaaz-e-har-do-aalam hotee jaatee hai
UThee jaatee hai dil se haibat-e-aalaam-e-roohaanee
Jaraahat bahr-e-qalb-e-zaar marham hotee jaatee hai
Kinaaraa kar raha hai ruuh se haijaan-e-sartaabee
Ki gardan justujoo ke shauq men kham hotee jaatee hai
Junoon kaa chhaa raha hai zindagee par ik dhundalkaa saa
Khirad kee raushnee siine men maddham hotee jaatee hai
Naseem-e-be-niyaazee aa rahi hai baam-e-gardoon se
Uroos-e-mudda.aa kee zulf barham hotee jaatee hai
Numaayaan ho chalaa hai ik jahaan chashm-e-tasavvur par
Nazar shaayad hareef-e-saaghar-e-jam hotee jaatee hai
Girah yuun khul rahi hai har nafas zauq-e-tamaashaa kee
Ki har adnaa see shai ab ek aalam hotee jaatee hai
Fazaa men kaanptee hain dhundlee dhundlee nuqra.ee shaklen
Har ik takh.eel-e-paakeeza mujassam hotee jaatee hai
Na jaane seena-e-ehsaas par ye haat hai kis kaa
Tabee.at be-niyaaz-e-shaadee-o-gham hotee jaatee hai
Samajh men aa.en kya baareekiyaan qaanoon-e-qudrat kee
Ibaadat kasrat-e-ma.anee se mub.ham hotee jaatee hai
Khajil tha jis kee shorish se talaatum bahr-e-hastee kaa
Mire dil men wo halchal 'josh' ab kam hotee jaatee hai