zer-e-shamshir-e-sitam 'mir' taDapnaa kaisaa — 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

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

vafur-e-ishq ke jazbe se ho gai sarshaar
nikal paDi hai muridan jadid piir ke saath

ik shajar aisaa mohabbat kaa lagaayaa jaae
jis kaa ham-saae ke aangan mein bhi saayaa jaae

ishq hai ishq to ik roz tamaashaa hogaa
aap jis munh ko chhupaate hain dikhaanaa hogaa

sadiyon mein koi ek mohabbat hoti hai
baaqi to sab khel tamaashaa hotaa hai