Ra'naa-ii men hissa hai jo Qabras ki pari ka 
Nazzaara hai mas'hoor isi jalwa~gari ka

Raftaar-e-qiyaamat yuN'hi kya kam thi ke us par 
Ik turfa hai fit'na tiri naazuk~kamari ka

Poshaak men kya kya shajari naqsh haiN dil~kash 
Baa'is na yeh hi shauq ki hoN jaama~dari ka

La~rayb ke is husn-e-sitam~gaar ki surKHi 
Moojib hai mire zuh'd ki 'is'yaaN~nazari ka

Baa~wasf-e-talaash in ki KHabar kuchh bhi na paa kar 
Kya kahiye jo hai haal meri be~KHabari ka

Jab se yeh suna hai ke woh saakin haiN yaheeN ke 
'Aalam hai 'ajab 'ishq ki aashufta~sari ka

Saath un ke jo aaye the hum Beirut se Hasrat 
Yeh rog nateeja hai usi hum~safari ka

This ghazal was written aboard a ship, when Hasrat had visited Europe, stopping en route at some Middle East ports. The time is1939, just before the start of World War II.