dekhnaa hai piyaa ki zulf-e-daraaz — Mirza Daood Beg

har kitaab-e-sohbat-e-rangin ke maani dekh kar
fard-e-tanhaai ke mazmun kuun kiyaa huun intikhaab

yak qadam raah-e-dost hai 'daaud'
lekin afsos paa-e-bakht hai lang

'vali' saani nahin daaud lekin
ghazal kahtaa hai har ik baa-talaazum

piv binaa dil miraa udaasi hai
gaah jogi hai gaah sanyaasi hai

sun nasihat miri ai zaahid-e-khushk
ashk ke aab bin vuzu mat kar

sar kaaT kyuun jalaate hain raushan dilaan ke taiin
aahan-dili pe khalq ki khandaan huun misl-e-shama

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

muddaton baad ham kisi se mile
yuun lagaa jaise zindagi se mile

ab aa gae ho to Thahro kharaaba-e-dil mein
ye vo jagah hai jahaan zindagi sanvarti hai

zindagi mein pahle itni to pareshaani na thi
tang-daamaani thi lekin chaak-daamaani na thi