taj tere liye ik mazahar-e-ulfat hi sahi
tujhako is vadi-e-rangian se aqidat hi sahi[1]
meri mahaboob kahian aur mila kar mujh se!
bazm-e-shahi[5] mean gariboan ka guzar kya mani
sabt[6] jis rah mean hoan satavat-e-shahi[7] ke nishaan
us pe ulfat bhari roohoan ka safar kya mani[2]
meri mahaboob! pas-e-parda-e-tashahir-e-vafa[3]
too ne satavat ke nishanoan ko to dekha hota
murda shahoan ke maqabir se bahalane vali
apane tarik makanoan ko to dekha hota[4]
anaginat logoan ne duniya mean muhabbat ki hai
kaun kahata hai ki sadiq n the jazbe unake
lekin un ke liye tashahir ka saman nahian
kyoanki vo log bhi apani hi tarah mufalis the[5]
ye imarat-o-maqabir, ye fasilean, ye hisar
mutal-qulahukm shahanshahoan ki azamat ke sutooan
sina-e-dahar ke nasoor haian ,kuhana nasoor
jazb hai jisamean tere aur mere ajadad ka khooan[6]
meri mahaboob ! unhean bhi to muhabbat hogi
jinaki sannaee ne bakhshi hai ise shakl-e-jamil
un ke pyaroan ke maqabir rahe benam-o-namood
aj tak un pe jalaee n kisi ne qandil[7]
ye chamanazar ye jamuna ka kinara ye mahal
ye munaqqash dar-o-divar, ye maharab ye taq[8]
ik shahanshah ne daulat ka sahara le kar
ham gariboan ki muhabbat ka u daya hai mazaq
meri mahaboob kahian aur mila kar mujh se!