taa-abad khaali rahe yaa-rab dilon mein us ki jaa — Hasrat Azimabadi

mai-kashi mein rakhte hain ham mashrab-e-durd-e-sharaab
jaam-e-mai chaltaa jahaan dekhaa vahaan par jam gae

main 'hasrat' mujtahid huun but-parasti ki tariqat kaa
na puchho mujh ko kaisaa kufr hai islaam kyaa hogaa

ham na jaanein kis taraf kaaba hai aur kidhar hai dair
ek rahti hai yahi us dar pe jaane ki khabar

zaahidaa kis husn-e-gandum-e-gun pe hai teri nigaah
aaj tu meri nazar mein guna-e-aadam lagaa

saugand hai hasrat mujhe ejaaz-e-sukhan ki
ye sehr hain jaadu hain na ashaar hain tere

bhar ke nazar yaar na dekhaa kabhi
jab gayaa aankh hi bhar kar gayaa

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

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

jo ghair the vo isi baat par hamaare hue
ki ham se dost bahut be-khabar hamaare hue

raaz-e-nihaan zabaan-e-aghyaar tak na pahunchaa
kyaa ek bhi hamaaraa khat yaar tak na pahunchaa

barseingi aaj rahmatein aamad hai yaar ki
naayaab hain ye ghaDiyaan tire intizaar ki