Matam-e-ranj-o-alam gham hain baham chaaron ek

matam-e-ranj-o-alam gham hain baham chaaron ek
sitam-o-jaur-jafa naz-o-sanam chaaron ek

jab aTakta hai jo dil kuchh nahin chhoDe baqi
nang-o-namus haya aur sharam chaaron ek

ishq-bazan ke tain ishq mein tere ai yar
masjid-o-madrasa-o-dair-o-haram chaaron ek

farq hargiz nahin jo tujh se milawe aankhen
tir aur KHanjar-o-jamdhar ke zaKHam chaaron ek

zulf jun mar-e-siyah qad jo daraKHt-e-chandan
aaj dekh aae hain is taur se hum chaaron ek

yar aur aashiq-o-saqi-o-sharab-o-sabza
dekhta hai koi yak jae pe kam chaaron ek

bhul jate hain sabhi bazm mein mah-ruyon ki
aql-o-danish-o-tamiz aur faham chaaron ek

hun tera ai sanama is waza se farman-bardar
sarban-o-nafar-o-banda KHadam chaaron ek

ghair waslat ke tere aur na KHwahish apni
kya tala nuqra-o-dinar-o-diram chaaron ek

uTh gaya qaum se ashraf ke haihat afsos
ishrat-o-aish kahan jah-o-hasham chaaron ek

raushnai-o-zaban tohfa kare qissa bayan
jis ghaDi hote hain kaghaz-o-qalam chaaron ek

bhul ja shauq mein waslat ke tu sab ko ai dil
dozaKH-o-jannat o aaraf o adam chaaron ek

waste tere muqarrar hain dil andesha na kar
mehrbani-o-ata fazl-o-karam chaaron ek

hai shujaat wa saKHa hilm-o-haya 'qasim-ali'
shan mein sher-e-KHuda ke hain KHatam chaaron ek