jis qadar shikwe the, sab Harf-e-du,a’a hone lage
ham kisee kee aarzoo meN kyaa se kyaa hone lage!
be-kasee ne be-zabaanee ko zabaaN kyaa baKhsh dee
jo nah keh sakte th`e ashkoN se adaa hone lage!
ham zamaaneh kee suKhan-fehmee kaa shikwah kyaa kareN?
jab Zaraa see baat par tum bh`ee Khafaa hone lage!
raNg-e-meHfil dekh kar dunyaa ne naz^reN pher leeN
aashnaa jitne bhee the, naa-aashnaa hone lage!
har qadam par manzileN katraa ke door hone lageeN
raazhaaYe-zindagee yooN ham peh waa hone lage!
sar-bureedah, Khastah-saamaaN, dil-shikastah, jaaN-ba-lab
a’ashiqee meN surKhroo, naam-e-Khudaa! hone lage!
aagahee ne jab dikhaayee raah-e-i'rfaan-e-Habeeb** **but the jitne dil meN, sab qiblah-numaa hone lage!
a’ashiqee kee Khair ho “Sarwar” keh ab is shehr meN
waqt woh aayaa hai, bande bh`ee Khudaa hone lage!