naqsh-e-khayaal dil se miTaayaa nahin hanuz — Josh Malihabadi

vahaan se hai miri himmat ki ibtidaa vallaah
jo intihaa hai tire sabr aazmaane ki

haan aasmaan apni bulandi se hoshiyaar
ab sar uThaa rahe hain kisi aastaan se ham

ik na ik zulmat se jab vaabasta rahnaa hai to 'josh'
zindagi par saaya-e-zulf-e-pareshaan kyuun na ho

ham aise ahl-e-nazar ko subut-e-haq ke liye
agar rasul na hote to subh kaafi thi

kaam hai meraa taghayyur naam hai meraa shabaab
meraa naara inqilaab o inqilaab o inqilaab

had hai apni taraf nahin main bhi
aur un ki taraf khudaai hai

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

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

khaanaa khulne kaa hi elaan agar farmaa dein
ham ye samjheinge ki taqrir-e-sadaarat bakhshi

sharik-e-dard nahin jab koi to ai 'shaukat'
khud apni zaat ki bechaargi ghanimat hai

qarib se use dekho to vo bhi tanhaa hai
jo duur se nazar aataa hai anjuman yaaro