yaa-rab tiri rahmat se maayus nahin 'faani' — Fani Badayuni

kisi ke ek ishaare mein kis ko kyaa na milaa
bashar ko ziist mili maut ko bahaana milaa

ham hain us ke khayaal ki tasvir
jis ki tasvir hai khayaal apnaa

rone ke bhi aadaab huaa karte hain 'faani'
ye us ki gali hai teraa gham-khaana nahin hai

mujh tak us mahfil mein phir jaam-e-sharaab aane ko hai
umr-e-rafta palTi aati hai shabaab aane ko hai

hijr mein muskuraae jaa dil mein use talaash kar
naaz-e-sitam uThaae jaa raaz-e-sitam na faash kar

apni jannat mujhe dikhlaa na sakaa tu vaaiz
kucha-e-yaar mein chal dekh le jannat meri

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

yaar bhi raah ki divaar samajhte hain mujhe
main samajhtaa thaa mire yaar samajhte hain mujhe

kahaan tamaam hui daastaan 'bismil' ki
bahut si baat to kahne ko rah gai ai dost

do din mein ho gayaa hai ye aalam ki jis tarah
tere hi ikhtiyaar mein hain umr bhar se ham

buum saahab kaa ajab rang niraalaa dekhaa
yaar yaaron mein hai aghyaar hai aghyaaron mein

zulmat ke kaarobaar se fursat nahin mili
jis ko tire dayaar se fursat nahin mili