gam raha jab tak ki dam men dam raha
— Meer Taqi Meer
Gham raha jab tak ki dam men dam raha
Dil ke jaane kaa nihaayat gham raha
Husn thaa teraa bahut aalam-fareb
Khat ke aane par bhee ik aalam raha
Dil na pahunchaa gosha-e-daamaan talak
Qatra-e-khoon thaa mizha par jam raha
Sunte hain lailaa ke kheme ko siyaah
Us men majnoon kaa magar maatam raha
Jaama-e-ehraam-e-zaahid par na jaa
Thaa haram men lek naa-mahram raha
Zulfen kholeen to too Tuk aayaa nazar
Umr bhar yaan kaam-e-dil barham raha
Us ke lab se talkh ham sunte rahe
Apne haq men aab-e-haivaan sam raha
Mere rone kee haqeeqat jis men thee
Ek muddat tak wo kaaghaz nam raha
Sub.h-e-peeree shaam hone aa.ee 'meer'
Too na chetaa yaan bahut din kam raha