khaama-e-qudrat ne dil kaa naam ye kah kar likhaa — Mirza Mohammad Hadi Aziz Lakhnavi

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

udaasi ab kisi kaa rang jamne hi nahin deti
kahaan tak phuul barsaae koi gor-e-gharibaan par

nazaa kaa vaqt hai baiThaa hai sirhaane koi
vaqt ab vo hai ki marnaa hamein manzur nahin

husn-e-aaraasta qudrat kaa atiyya hai magar
kyaa miraa ishq-e-jigar-soz khudaa-daad nahin

ab chaman mein bhi kisi surat se ji lagtaa nahin
haan magar jab tak qafas mein the qafas badnaam thaa

hamesha tinke hi chunte guzar gai apni
magar chaman mein kahin aashiyaan banaa na sake

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

havaa shaakhon mein rukne aur ulajhne ko hai is lamhe
guzarte baadalon mein chaand haail hone vaalaa hai

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

chaand ne taan li hai chaadar-e-abr
ab vo kapDe badal rahi hogi

thak gayaa hai dil-e-vahshi miraa fariyaad se bhi
ji bahaltaa nahin ai dost tiri yaad se bhi

phir mujhe dida-e-tar yaad aayaa
dil jigar tishna-e-fariyaad aayaa