bahut badlaa mazaaq-e-dil khayaal-e-yaar ne lekin — Abdul Hai Aarfi

ab mire vaaste har mauj hai aaghosh-e-sukun
bahr-e-gham mein jo nahin hai koi saahil na sahi

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

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

vo habib ho ki rahbar vo raqib ho ki rahzan
jo dayaar-e-dil se guzre use ham-kalaam kar lo

tazkire mein tire ik naam ko yuun joD diyaa
doston ne mujhe shishe ki tarah toD diyaa

ham ko yaaron ne yaad bhi na rakhaa
'jaun' yaaron ke yaar the ham to

ai dost is zamaan-o-makaan ke azaab mein
dushman hai jo kisi ko duaa-e-hayaat de

tikhe to ho pa sach kaho us vaqt kyaa karo
tum ko gale lagaa le agar pyaar se koi