ab mire vaaste har mauj hai aaghosh-e-sukun — Abdul Hai Aarfi

bahut badlaa mazaaq-e-dil khayaal-e-yaar ne lekin
jo shaayaan-e-mazaaq-e-yaar thaa aisaa kahaan badlaa

aai khizaan ki yaad to dil sard ho gayaa
kuchh der bhi to lutf na aayaa bahaar kaa

mohabbat khud mohabbat kaa sila hai 'aarfi' lekin
koi aasaan hai kyaa be-niyaaz-e-muddaaa honaa

ek hi phuul thaa bas gul-kada-e-husn mein tu
chun liyaa aankh mein apni tire shaidaai ne

dil ko tapish-e-shauq ki ye lazzat-e-paiham
mil to gai lekin baDi mushkil se mili hai

hai 'aarfi' ab ye asar-e-tark-e-tamannaa
aane lage vo aur bhi kuchh had se sivaa yaad

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

ye saal tul-e-masaafat se chuur chuur gayaa
ye ek saal to guzraa hai ik sadi ki tarah

kisi aankh mein niind aae to jaanun
miraa qissa-e-gham kahaani nahin hai

daaman-o-jeb-o-garebaan kaa nahin koi malaal
gham ye hai dast-e-junun kal ke liye kaam nahin