ab bhalaa chhoR ke ghar kyaa karte
shaam ke vaqt safar kyaa karte
terii masruufiyateN jaante the
apne aane kii Khabar kyaa karte
(masruufiyateN : engagements)
jab sitaare hii nahiiN mil paaye
le ke ham shams-o-qamar kyaa karte
(shams-o-qamar : Sun and the Moon)
vo musaafir hii khulii dhuup kaa thaa
saaye phailaa ke shajar kyaa karte