Silsile toRh gayaa vo sabhii jaate jaate,
varnaa itne to maraasim the ke aate jaate,

shikvaa-e-zulmat-e-shab se to kahii’n behtar thaa,
apne hisse kii ko’ii shammaa jalaate jaate,
(shikvaa-e-zulmat-e-shab : lamenting about the darkness of the night)
kitnaa aasaan tha tere hijr mei’n marna jaanaa’n,
phir bhi ik umar lagi jaan se jaate jaate,
jashn-e-maqtal hi na barpa hu’aa varnaa ham bhii,
paa-bajolaa’n hii sahii naachte gaate jaate,
(jashn-e-maqtal : celebration at gallows; paa-bajolaa’n : chained)
uskii vo jaane usse paas-e-vafaa thaa ke na thaa,
Tum “Faraz” apnii taraf se to nibhaate jaate.