yaa-rab aabaad rahe khaak bayaabaanon ki — Jaleel Manikpuri

aaj hai vo bahaar kaa mausam
phuul toDun to haath jaam aae

pyaari surat vo haae kyaa hogi
jis ko be-dekhe pyaar aataa hai

sote mein vo jo mujh se ham-aaghosh ho gae
jitne gile the khvaab-e-faraamosh ho gae

tazkira soz-e-mohabbat kaa kiyaa thaa ik baar
taa-dam-e-marg zabaan se miri chhaale na gae

mohabbat ek taraf se mazaa nahin deti
kuchh iztiraab tujhe ho kuchh iztiraab mujhe

jo tire ishq mein tabaah huaa
koi us ko tabaah kar na sakaa

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

sirf zinda rahne ko zindagi nahin kahte
kuchh gham-e-mohabbat ho kuchh gham-e-jahaan yaaro

javaano nazr de do apne khun-e-dil kaa har qatra
likhaa jaaegaa hindostaan ko farmaan-e-aazaadi

guzar gae hain vo lamhe bhi ishq mein ai dost
tire baghair bhi jab khush rahe hain divaane

girne do tum mujhe miraa saaghar sambhaal lo
itnaa to mere yaar karo main nashe mein huun

havaa kaa rang nahin hai magar mizaaj to hai
havaa se dosti karnaa koi mazaaq nahin