dilli mein aaj bhiik bhi milti nahin unhein — Mir Taqi Mir

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

maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

dil ki yak qatra khuun nahin hai besh
ek aalam ke sar balaa laayaa

mire saliqe se meri nibhi mohabbat mein
tamaam umr main naakaamiyon se kaam liyaa

chalte ho to chaman ko chaliye kahte hain ki bahaaraan hai
paat hare hain phuul khile hain kam-kam baad-o-baaraan hai

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

qismat hi mein raushni nahin thi
baadal to kabhi kaa chhaT rahaa thaa

tirgi be-aabru thi aur tajalli be-vaqaar
ik thakaa-haaraa saa jugnu kis qadar dil-gir thaa

yahi rasta hai ab yahi manzil
ab yahin dil kisi bahaane lage

jab se Taangi hai tiri tasvir dil ki algani par
yaan tabhi se din mein titli baiThti hai shab mein jugnu