mah-ru nikle hai nit ujli tarah

māh-rū nikle hai nit ujlī tarah

is sabab raushan hai dil putlī tarah

sun mirā ronā huā Tuk mehrbāñ

yaar ne barsāt meñ badlī tarah

ġhamza kī shamshīr chamkātā hai vo

kyuuñ na ho dil muztarib bijlī tarah

machchhī detā na.iiñ mujhe vo bahr suuñ

chhoḌ dī us ne magar aglī tarah

kyuuñ mire aage akaḌ chaltā hai aaj

mujh ko bhūlī na.iiñ tirī pichhlī tarah

sar-nigūñ hai sarv-qad kī fikr meñ

bed ne majnūñ kī sab lailī tarah

ishq ne aa kar pachhāḌā dil katīñ

gurg niiñ aahū siiñ kī jañgalī tarah

mujh divāne kī nazar meñ ai parī

taash aur kamḳhāb hai kamlī tarah

gaalī de kar muskurātā hai vo shoḳh

'mubtalā' ab yuuñ na.ī niklī tarah

mah-ru nikle hai nit ujli tarah

is sabab raushan hai dil putli tarah

sun mera rona hua Tuk mehrban

yar ne barsat mein badli tarah

ghamza ki shamshir chamkata hai wo

kyun na ho dil muztarib bijli tarah

machchhi deta nain mujhe wo bahr sun

chhoD di us ne magar agli tarah

kyun mere aage akaD chalta hai aaj

mujh ko bhuli nain teri pichhli tarah

sar-nigun hai sarw-qad ki fikr mein

bed ne majnun ki sab laili tarah

ishq ne aa kar pachhaDa dil katin

gurg nin aahu sin ki jangali tarah

mujh diwane ki nazar mein ai pari

tash aur kamKHab hai kamli tarah

gali de kar muskuraata hai wo shoKH

'mubtala' ab yun nai nikli tarah