siina saafi suun misl-e-darpan kar — Mirza Daood Beg

"jag hai mushtaaq piv ke darshan kaa kis kuun niin ehtiyaaj darpan kaa saaf dil hai jo aarsi maanind nit hai hairaan jamaal-e-raushan kaa garche honaa hai aib-poshi jahaan kasb kar ikhtiyaar sozan kaa kyuun na hue aashiqi mein khauf raqib har safar mein khatar hai rahzan kaa zohd-e-zaahid hai khauf-e-mahshar suun taab naamard kuun kahaan ran kaa khaak ho yaar ki gali mat chhoD garche kuchh muddaaa hai daaman kaa sabr kar hijr mein tuun ai 'daaud' dekhnaa hai agar sirijan kaa"

"jo baada mohabbat kaa tiri nosh kiyaa hai yak baar vo aalam kuun faraamosh kiyaa hai ai saaqi-e-badmast mai-e-ishq ne teri le hosh mujhe hosh suun behosh kiyaa hai tujh bar mein sajan jalva-numaa surkh qabaa dekh khun-e-dil-e-ushshaaq ne phir josh kiyaa hai jis din suun mire bar mein vo gul-pairahan aaya us din suun mujh aaghosh ko gul-posh kiyaa hai simin-badan aaghosh mein dastaa hai miri yuun jiyon maah kuun haale ne ham-aaghosh kiyaa hai paayaa hai mujhe sarv-qad-e-yaar kaa maail mere sukhan-e-raast kuun jo gosh kiyaa hai 'daaud' taajjub hai ki vo yaar-e-vafaadaar yak-baargi aashiq kuun faraamosh kiyaa hai"

"gulshan-e-jag mein zaraa rang-e-mohabbat niin hai bulbul-e-dil kuun kisi saath ab ulfat niin hai aashnaai seti mardum ke huun az bas bezaar rukh-e-darpan ki taraf chashm kuun raghbat niin hai kyaa ajab hai jo diyaa jaan ko yakbaar patang taa-sahar shama kuun jalne seti fursat niin hai kyuun garebaan kuun kiyaa chaak zi-sar-taa-daamaan gul kuun bulbul suun agar tarz-e-muravvat niin hai mujh kuun baavar nahin paighaam-e-zabaani qaasid kyaa sabab hai ki tire haath kitaabat niin hai muntakhab kar ke varaq dil pe likhe hain ahbaab garche zaahir mein mire sher ki shohrat niin hai naa-tavaani sati barjaa hai alaamat na karo rang-e-'daaud' kuun parvaaz ki taaqat niin hai"

"dekh laTkaa sajan teri laT kaa us ki har mu-ba-mu mein dil aTkaa aab-e-tegh-e-nigah ke pyaase kuun kam-nigaahi kaa maar mat phaTkaa ghamza teraa ajab sipaahi hai jis ki dahshat suun bul-havas saTkaa ishq kaa zahr us suun kyuun tere naag tujh zulf kaa jise chaTkaa mustaid hain tere yu mardum-e-chashm mujh ko abru kaa maarne saT kaa hosh 'daaud' kaa huaa laT-paT dekh kar teri naaz kaa laTkaa"

"fariyaad sadaa-e-nafas aavaaz-e-jaras hai kyaa qaafila-e-umr kuun chalne kaa havas hai jo saaf-dil hai us mein kudurat kaa asar niin har-chand agar dushman-e-aaina nafas hai letaa huun apas madrasa-e-dil mein sabaq main us shokh murdarris kaa vahaan jab suun daras hai yak lamha na ho mujh suun judaa ai mah-e-taabaan har aan tire hijr kaa mujh haq mein baras hai 'daaud' na kar pursish-e-mahshar sati kuchh khauf vaan aal-e-mohammad ki shafaaat tujhe bas hai"

"'ishq ne tujh khaal ke mujh kuun khayaali kiyaa dil kuun khayaalaat suun ghair ke khaali kiyaa fikr pahunchti nahin misra-e-saani kahun haq ne tere qad ke taiin misra-e-aali kiyaa hijr mein jaagir-e-aish-e-majnun hui thi taghayyur vasl ke divaan ne phir ke bahaali kiyaa gulshan-e-ishrat kaa vo kyuun na nazaara kare tujh chaman-e-husn kaa dil kuun jo maali kiyaa bosa use de javaab yu hai jo ab savaab tujh ange 'daaud' ne lab kuun savaali kiyaa"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"