Aur sab bhuul gaye harf-e-sadaaqat likhanaa,
rah gayaa kaam hamaaraa hii baGaavat likhanaa,

laakh kahate rahe.n zulmat ko na zulmat likhanaa,
ham ne siikhaa hii nahii.n pyaare baa-ijaazat likhanaa,

na sile kii na sitaa-ish kii tamannaa ham ko,
haq me.n logo.n ke hamaarii to hai aadat likhanaa,

ham ne jo bhuul ke bhii shaah kaa qasiidaa na likhaa,
shaayad aayaa isii Khuubii kii badaulat likhanaa,

us se ba.Dh kar merii tahasiin bhalaa kyaa hogii,
pa.Dh ke naaKhush hai.n meraa saahab-e-sarvat likhanaa,

dahar ke Gham se huaa rabt to ham bhuul gaye,
sarv qaamat kii javaanii ko qayaamat likhanaa,

kuchh bhii kahate hai.n kahe.n shaah ke masaahib ’Jalib’,
rang rakhanaa yahii apanaa isii suurat likhanaa.