in aansuon kaa koi qadr-daan mil jaae — Manzar Bhopali

ik makaan aur bulandi pe banaane na diyaa
ham ko parvaaz kaa mauqaa hi havaa ne na diyaa

aankh bhar aai kisi se jo mulaaqaat hui
khushk mausam thaa magar TuuT ke barsaat hui

aap hi ki hai adaalat aap hi munsif bhi hain
ye to kahiye aap ke aib-o-hunar dekhegaa kaun

baap bojh Dhotaa thaa kyaa jahez de paataa
is liye vo shahzaadi aaj tak kunvaari hai

kah do 'mir'-o-'ghaalib' se ham bhi sher kahte hain
vo sadi tumhaari thi ye sadi hamaari hai

unhin pe saare masaaib kaa bojh rakkhaa hai
jo tere shahr mein imaan le ke aae hain

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

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

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

yaaro hudud-e-gham se guzarne lagaa huun main
mujh ko sameT lo ki bikharne lagaa huun main

gham se naazuk zabt-e-gham ki baat hai
ye bhi dariyaa hai magar Thahraa huaa