har-chand teri yaad junun-KHez bahut hai

har-chand tirī yaad junūñ-ḳhez bahut hai

maiñ jaag rahā huuñ ki havā tez bahut hai

kyuuñ kar na mire tan se chhalak jaa.e ḳhamoshī

paimāna-e-jāñ zabt se labrez bahut hai

kyā koh-e-girāñ Thahre tirī rāhguzar meñ

ai husn tirī ek hī mahmez bahut hai

ik chāñd kī kashtī hī nahīñ Dūbne vaalī

varna vo samundar to balā-ḳhez bahut hai

gul-dān se lagte hī bikhar jaatī hai titlī

goyā ye rag-e-sañg bhī ḳhūñ-rez bahut hai

palkoñ pe koī phuul nahīñ hai to ajab kyā

kahne ko to miTTī mirī zarḳhez bahut hai

tum ḳhud sā samajh kar na ise haath lagānā

vo ḳhaak kā putlā hī sahī tez bahut hai

dharnā hai kahīñ to ye girāñ-bārī-e-ḳhātir

zaanū jo nahīñ sar ke liye mez bahut hai

kyā hai jo kaTore ke bhī pairāk nahīñ ham

jiine ko to ye hīla-e-tabrez bahut hai

'tābish' jo guzartī hī nahīñ shaam kī had se

socheñ to vahīñ raat sahar-ḳhez bahut hai

har-chand teri yaad junun-KHez bahut hai

main jag raha hun ki hawa tez bahut hai

kyun kar na mere tan se chhalak jae KHamoshi

paimana-e-jaan zabt se labrez bahut hai

kya koh-e-giran Thahre teri rahguzar mein

ai husn teri ek hi mahmez bahut hai

ek chand ki kashti hi nahin Dubne wali

warna wo samundar to bala-KHez bahut hai

gul-dan se lagte hi bikhar jati hai titli

goya ye rag-e-sang bhi KHun-rez bahut hai

palkon pe koi phul nahin hai to ajab kya

kahne ko to miTTi meri zarKHez bahut hai

tum KHud sa samajh kar na ise hath lagana

wo KHak ka putla hi sahi tez bahut hai

dharna hai kahin to ye giran-bari-e-KHatir

zanu jo nahin sar ke liye mez bahut hai

kya hai jo kaTore ke bhi pairak nahin hum

jine ko to ye hila-e-tabrez bahut hai

'tabish' jo guzarti hi nahin sham ki had se

sochen to wahin raat sahar-KHez bahut hai