kiyaa thaa rekhta parda-sukhan kaa — 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

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

dard bakhshaa chain chhinaa dil ke TukDe kar diye
haae kis zaalim pe main ne bhi bharosa kar liyaa

tum kyon udaas ho gae maidaan-e-hashr mein
kah do to dil ki dil mein miri daastaan rahe

us ne meri shaakhon ko is tarah numu bakhshi
zakhm ke khileinge phuul dard kaa chaman hogaa

kamre mein dhuaan dard ki pahchaan banaa thaa
kal raat koi phir miraa mehmaan banaa thaa