siimaab pusht garmii e aaiina de hai ham
— Mirza Ghalib
Seemaab-pusht garmee-e-aa.eena de hai ham
Hairaan kiye hue hain dil-e-be-qaraar ke
Aaghosh-e-gul kushooda baraa-e-vidaa hai
Ai 'andaleeb chal ki chale din bahaar ke
Yuun baad-e-zabt-e-ashk phiroon gird yaar ke
Paanee piye kisoo pe koee jaise vaar ke
Baad-az-vidaa-e-yaar ba-khoon dar tapeeda hain
Naqsh-e-qadam hain ham kaf-e-paa-e-nigaar ke
Zaahir hai ham se kulfat-e-bakht-e-siyaah-roz
Goyaa ki takhta-e-mashq hain khat-e-ghubaar ke
Hasrat se dekh rahte hain ham aab-o-rang-e-gul
Maanind-e-shabnam ashk hain mizhgaan-e-khaar ke
Ham mashq-e-fikr-e-vasl-o-gham-e-hijr se 'asad'
Laa.iq naheen rahe hain gham-e-rozgaar ke