Jism-o-jaaN par guzar gayiiN sadiyaaN,
mujh ko paamaal kar gayiiN sadiyaaN,
(jism-o-jaaN : body and soul; sadiyaaN : 
centuries; paamaal : destroy)
vaqt kii tez aaNdhiyoN meN kahiiN,
gard ban kar bikhar gayiiN sadiyaaN,
raf’atoN se giraa thaa ek lamhaa,
pastiyoN meN utar gayiiN sadiyaaN,
(raf’at : tenderness; pastii : baseness)
thii ajab inquilaab-e-vaqt kii maar,
ek do pal meN mar gayiiN sadiyaaN,
(inquilaab-e-vaqt : revolution of the times)
ham khaRe dekhte rahe “Makhmoor”,
sa’atoN meN guzar gayii sadiyaaN.
(sa’at : seconds)