aa_ii na phir nazar kahii.n jaane kidhar ga_ii
un tak to saath gardish-e-shaam-o-sahar ga_ii
[gardish-e-shaam-o-sahar=passage of time]
kuchh itanaa besabaat thaa har jalvaa-e-hayaat
lauT aa_ii zaKhm khaa ke jidhar bhii nazar ga_ii
[besabaat=momentary]
aa dekh mujh se ruuThane vaale tere baGair
din bhii guzar gayaa merii shab bhii guzar ga_ii
naadim hai apane apane qariino.n pe har nazar
duniyaa lahuu uchchhaal ke kitanii nikhar ga_ii