pyaas kahti hai chalo ret nichoDi jaae — Meraj Faizabadi

yuun huaa phir band kar liin us ne aankhein ek din
vo samajh letaa thaa dil kaa haal chehra dekh kar

mujh ko thakne nahin detaa ye zarurat kaa pahaaD
mere bachche mujhe buDhaa nahin hone dete

aaj bhi gaanv mein kuchh kachche makaanon vaale
ghar mein ham-saae ke faaqa nahin hone dete

shaaeri mein 'mir'-o-'ghaalib' ke zamaana ab kahaan
shohratein jab itni sasti hon adab dekhegaa kaun

zindagi di hai to jiine kaa hunar bhi denaa
paanv bakhshein hain to taufiq-e-safar bhi denaa

jo kah rahe the ki jiinaa muhaal hai tum bin
bichhaD ke mujh se vo do din udaas bhi na rahe