Mirza Hadi Ruswa

"Talna tha mere paas se ai kahili tujhe kam-bakht tu to aa ke yahin Dher ho ga.i"

"marne ke din qarib hain shayad ki ai hayat tujh se tabi.at apni bahut sair ho ga.i"

"kya kahun tujh se mohabbat vo bala hai hamdam mujh ko ibrat na hui ghair ke mar jaane se"

"hans ke kahta hai musavvir se vo gharat-gar-e-hosh jaisi surat hai miri vaisi hi tasvir bhi ho"

"ham ko bhi kya kya maze ki dastanen yaad thiin lekin ab tamhid-e-zikr-e-dard-o-matam ho ga.iin"

"dilli chhuTi thi pahle ab lucknow bhi chhoDen do shahar the ye apne donon tabah nikle"

Talnaa thaa mere paas se ai kaahili tujhe
kam-bakht tu to aa ke yahin Dher ho gai

hans ke kahtaa hai musavvir se vo ghaarat-gar-e-hosh
jaisi surat hai miri vaisi hi tasvir bhi ho

baad tauba ke bhi hai dil mein ye hasrat baaqi
de ke qasmein koi ik jaam pilaa de ham ko

usi par munhasir thi zindagi kyaa
ghaTaa jaataa hai dam zabt-e-fughaan se

apne surat-gar se puchhun main agar maqdur ho
kyaa banaayaa thaa mujhe tu ne miTaane ke liye

ham ko bhi kyaa kyaa maze ki daastaanein yaad thiin
lekin ab tamhid-e-zikr-e-dard-o-maatam ho gaiin