Agar yo.n hii ye dil sataataa rahegaa, 
to ik din meraa jii hii jaataa rahegaa ,

mai.n jaataa huu.n dil ko tere paas chho.de ,
merii yaad tujhako dilaataa rahegaa, 

galii se terii dil ko le to chalaa huu.n ,
mai.n pahu.nchuu.ngaa jab tak ye aataa rahegaa, 

qafas me.n ko_ii tum se ai ham-safiiro.n, 
khabar kal kii hamako sunaataa rahegaa, 

[qafas=cage; ham-safiiro.n=co-inhabitants] 

khafaa ho ki ai "dard" mar to chalaa tuu ,
kahaa.n tak gam apanaa chhupaataa rahegaa.