maulā śhab-e-ġham subhoṅ kī mehram to nahīṅ hai
sūraj se terā rṇg-e-hinā kam to nahīṅ hai
kuchh zakhm hī khāeṅ chalo kuchh gul hi khilāeṅ
har chāṇd bahāroṅ kā yah mausam to nahīṅ hai
chāhe ab kārgāh-e-dahar meṅ lagtā hai bahut dil
ai dost kahīṅ yah bhī terā ġham to nahīṅ hai
chāhe vah kisī kā ho lahū dāman-e-gul par
sayyād yah kal rāt kī śhabnam to nahīṅ hai
itnī bhī hameṅ baṅdiśh-e-ġham kab thī gṇvārā
parde meṅ terī kāgul-e-purkham to nahīṅ hai
sehrā meṅ bagūlā bhī hai `majrūh' sabā bhī
hamsā koī āvārā-e-ālam to nahīṅ hai