ye mahal ye maal o daulat sab yahin rah jaaeinge — Ganesh Bihari Tarz

ai gardisho tumhein zaraa taakhir ho gai
ab meraa intizaar karo main nashe mein huun

ahl-e-dil ke vaaste paighaam ho kar rah gai
zindagi majburiyon kaa naam ho kar rah gai

'daagh' ke sher javaani mein bhale lagte hain
'mir' ki koi ghazal gaao ki kuchh chain paDe

ab main hudud-e-hosh-o-khirad se guzar gayaa
Thukraao chaahe pyaar karo main nashe mein huun

bazm-e-yaaraan hai ye saaqi mai nahin to gham na kar
kitne hain jo mai-kada bar-dosh hain yaaron ke biich

arz-e-dakan mein jaan to dilli mein dil bani
aur shahr-e-lucknow mein hinaa ban gai ghazal

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

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

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

balaa-e-jaan thi jo bazm-e-tamaashaa chhoD di main ne
khushaa ai zindagi khvaabon ki duniyaa chhoD di main ne