jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai — Mir Taqi Mir

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

kiyaa dard-o-gham ne mujhe naa-umid
ki majnun ko ye hi thiin bimaariyaan

ham be-khudaan-e-mahfil-e-tasvir ab gae
aainda ham se aap mein aayaa na jaaegaa

haath chaDh jaaiyo ai shaikh kisu ke na kabhu
launDe sab tere kharidaar hain maikhaane ke

is justuju mein aur kharaabi to kyaa kahein
itni nahin hui hai sabaa dar-ba-dar ki ham

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

nur-e-sahar kahaan hai agar shaam-e-gham gai
kab iltifaat thaa ki jo khu-e-sitam gai

koi shikva na gham na koi yaad
baiThe baiThe bas aankh bhar aai

mire aibon ko ginvaayaa to sab ne
kisi ne meri gham-khvaari nahin ki

hamaare she'r naghme aur sajde
adaa jo ho na paae kyaa hue vo