jise ishrat-kada-e-dahr samajhtaa thaa main — Agha Mohammad Taqi Khan Taraqqi

buraa ho yaa-ilaahi dil-lagi kaa
ghaTaa ki umr aur ulfat baDhaa ki

duniyaa ke jo maze hain hargiz vo kam na honge
charche yunhi raheinge afsos ham na honge

yaktaai pe hai naaz to itnaa bhi rahe yaad
tum saa mujhe to tum ko bhi mujh saa na milegaa

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

hasin khvaab ko sachchaa samajh rahaa hai koi
faqat gumaan ko duniyaa samajh rahaa hai koi

suntaa huun baDe ghaur se afsaana-e-hasti
kuchh khvaab hai kuchh asl hai kuchh tarz-e-adaa hai

hal kar liyaa majaaz haqiqat ke raaz ko
paai hai main ne khvaab ki taabir khvaab mein

guzar rahaa huun kisi khvaab ke ilaaqe se
zamin sameTe hue aasmaan uThaae hue

ik khayaal-o-khvaab hai a 'shor' ye bazm-e-jahaan
yaar aur jaam-o-subu sab kuchh hai aur phir kuchh nahin