Apane maazii ke tasavvur se hiraasaa huu.N mai.n ,
apne guzre hue ayyam se nafarat hai mujhe ,
apnii bekaar tamannao.n pe sharmi.ndaa huu.N mai.n ,
apnii besud ummiido.n pe nidaamat hai mujhe,
[maazi=past; hiraasaa=troubled; ayyam=days; besud=senseless]
mere maazii ko a.Ndhere me.n dabaa rahane do ,
meraa maazii merii zillat ke sivaa kuchh bhii nahii.n ,
merii ummiido.n kaa haasil merii kaavish kaa silaa ,
ek benaam aziiyat ke sivaa kuchh bhii nahii.n,
[aziiyat=torment; kaavish=research]
kitanii bekaar ummiido.n kaa sahaaraa lekar ,
mai.n ne aiwaan sajaaye they kisii kii Khaatir ,
kitanii berabt tamannaazo.n ke maabham Khaake ,
apane Khwaabo.n me.m basaaye the kisii kii Khaatir,
[aiwaan=palace; berabt=unfulfilled; maabham=hidden; Khaake=sketches]
mujhase ab merii mohabbat ke fasaane na puuchho ,
mujhako kahane do ke mai.n ne u.nhe.n chaahaa hii nahii.n ,
aur vo mast nigaahe.n jo mujhe bhuul gaii.n ,
mai.n ne un mast nigaaho.n ko saraahaa hii nahii.n,
mujhako kahane do ki mai.n aaj bhii jii sakataa huu.N ,
ishq naakaam sahii zindagii naakaam nahii.n ,
unako apanaane kii Khvaahish u.nhe.n paane kii talab 
shauq bekaar sahii sai-Gham a.njaam nahii.n,
[sai-Gham=to be sad]
vahii gesuu vahii nazar vahii aarid vahii jism ,
mai.n jo chaahuu.N ki mujhe aur bhii mil sakate hai.n ,
vo ka.Nval jinako kabhii munake liye khilanaa thaa ,
unakii nazaron se bahut duur bhii khil sakate hai.n.