vaan hinaa-bandi thi aur zulf ko suljhaana thaa — Lala Mauji Ram Mauji

dil ke aaine mein hai tasvir-e-yaar
jab zaraa gardan jhukaai dekh li

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

tu mujhe tang na kar a dil-e-aavaara-mizaaj
tujh ko is shahr mein laanaa hi nahin chaahiye thaa

yahi to kufr hai yaaraan-e-be-khudi ke huzur
jo kufr-o-din kaa mire yaar imtiyaaz rahaa

haqiqat ko tamaashe se judaa karne ki khaatir
uThaa kar baarhaa parda giraanaa paD gayaa hai

is tarah hosh ganvaanaa bhi koi baat nahin
aur yuun hosh se rahne mein bhi naadaani hai