ai dard-e-dil kisii din honaa judaa na hamase
aabaad yah makaa.n hai tere jii dam-qadam se

ham Gamazado.n kaa ronaa duniyaa ko ik ha.Nsii hai
haa.N ashq-e-Kuu.N sa.mbhalanaa giranaa na chashm-e-nam se

ai hasarato.n haTo bhii ho lii mizaaj-purasii
ham haal-e-dil kahe.nge fursat milii jo Gam se

'betaab' is jahaa.N me.n ko_ii nahii.n kisii kaa
dete hai.n ab dikhaa_ii apane hii mujhako zam (?) se