sabz hoti hi nahin ye sarzamin — Mir Taqi Mir

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

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

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

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

ishq ki choT kaa kuchh dil pe asar ho to sahi
dard kam ho yaa ziyaada ho magar ho to sahi

dil to pahle hi judaa the yahaan basti vaalo
kyaa qayaamat hai ki ab haath milaane se gae

ik maasum parinda hai dil
un aankhon mein jaal hai saahab

jo dil baandhe vo jaadu jaantaa hai
miraa mahbub urdu jaantaa hai