jo is shor se "Meer"
jo is shor se "Meer" rotaa rahegaa
to hamsaayaa kaahe ko sotaa rahegaa
[hamsaayaa = neighbor]
bas ai giriyaa aaNkheN teree kyaa naheeN haiN
jahaaN ko kahaaN tak Dubotaa rahegaa
[giriyaa = weeping]
mere dil ne vo naalaa paidaa kiyaa hai
jaras kaa bhee jo hosh khotaa rahegaa
[naalaa = lament] [jaras = hour-bell]
too yooN gaaliyaaN Gair ko shauq se de
hameN kuchh kahegaa to rotaa rahegaa
bas ai "Meer" mizGaaN se poNchh aaNsuoN ko
too kab tak yeh motee pirotaa rahegaa
[mizGaaN = eyebrows]