Classic Poem

ies ru`K nUM pwxI nhIˆ id`qw, hMJUAwˆ ilAw eysnUM pwl [
kI qyrw idl jr skdw jy nw krIey ies dI sMBwl ?

ieh suMdr dIpk jy jldw Awqm dI drgwh ivckwr [
SuB ivcwrwˆ dw iGau pw ky, kI krIey ies dw sMGwr ?

vrHy hzwr aufIk Q`k ky, l`Bw hY ieh rqn Apwr [
kI ies nUM hux Boh dy BwVy, sut AweIey, qUM ds Kwˆ Xwr ?

kI irSIAwˆ ny nhIˆ sI ikhw, ij`q Drm dI Aw^rkwr ?
kI kw&I nhIˆ, duK shy jo, Ps ky krmgqI ivckwr ?

kI nw vyKyˆ AwgU swfy jyhl-koTVI AMdrvwr [
A`q hYrwnI dy iv`c bYTy, AMinHAwˆ vwˆgUM bhuq byhwl ?

kI nw vyKyˆ gBrU swfy ibrhw jo kIqy byzwr [
nwrI, b`icAwˆ qoˆ A`f ho ky, ruldy iPrdy krn vgwr ?

iqry Amolk Foey guAw ky, AsIˆ qVpIey ibpq mJwr [
qYQoˆ Cu`t hux kOx lBwey, jo guMm hoeI vsq Apwr [

qyrI ikrpw ny sI id`qw, AwzwdI dw mhwˆ AnMd [
kI qUM cwhyˆ muV lY jwvx, Koh swQoˆ zwlm mqmMd ?

hy pRBu jI, jy mIˆh nw hovx, kI rih skdI jIvn-qor ?
jy AwzwdI imly nw swnUM, d`so iPr kI krIey hor ?

sB kuJ dyvx vwly dwqw, Cl kpt nhIˆ swfy lwg [
- kI qUM Ajy vyK nhIˆ sikAw, idl swfw s`cw, bydwZ ?

jIau ipMf nUM kI hwˆ dyˆdy AYvyˆ hI du`K, hy krqwr ?
kI ieh inrw idKwvw hY vy, duK qy pIVw dw glhwr ?

mYˆ puCdwˆ quD syvw ^wqr, kI DirAw ivc ndr-sugwq ?
kI qUM myrI dSw dyK ky, deyˆ nw mYnUM ies dI dwq ?

kI AswfIAwˆ Arzwˆ imMnqwˆ, rhIAwˆ qYnUM nvIAwˆ jwp [
kI nhIˆ mwxIAwˆ swfy v`ifAwˆ, sB SuB vsqwˆ quD prqwp ?

jy sdw leI rwj quhwfw, rhy sdw hI DrmI rwj [
ibn dyrI r`K swfy isr qy, nUrI AwzwdI dw qwj [