Na dostoN se na GhairoN kii dushmanii se thaa,
meraa muqaabilaa bas apnii zaat hii se thaa,
kisii bhii moR pe ruknaa kab gavaaraa thaa mujhe,
merii anaa kaa ta’alluq faqat mujhii se thaa,
(anaa : ego; faqat : only)
tamaam umr maiN DhuuNdtaa rahaa rafaaqat ko,
maiN sharmsaar bahut us kii dostii se thaa,
(rafaaqat : friendship; sharmsaar : ashamed)
dil-o-nigaah bhii aamaada-e-sujuud rahe,
merii jabiiN kaa ta’alluq bhii bandagii se thaa,
(dil-o-nigaah : heart and the sight; aamaada-e-sujuud : in prostation; jabiin : forehead; bandagii : worship)
the bad-gumaaN sabhii merii zaat-e-vaahid se,
magar sukuun bhii us shah’r meN mujhii se thaa.
(zaat-e-vaahid : single being)