ham to apnon se bhi begaana hue ulfat mein — Mirza Raza Barq

na sikandar hai na daaraa hai na qaisar hai na jam
be-mahal khaak mein hain qasr banaane vaale

agar hayaat hai dekheinge ek din didaar
ki maah-e-eid bhi aakhir hai in mahinon mein

daulat nahin kaam aati jo taqdir buri ho
qaarun ko bhi apnaa khazaanaa nahin miltaa

ai sanam vasl ki tadbiron se kyaa hotaa hai
vahi hotaa hai jo manzur-e-khudaa hotaa hai

angDaai donon haath uThaa kar jo us ne li
par lag gae paron ne pari ko uDaa diyaa

hamaare aib ne be-aib kar diyaa ham ko
yahi hunar hai ki koi hunar nahin aataa

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

'abas dil be-kasi pe apni tuun har vaqt rotaa hai
na kar gham ai divaane 'ishq mein aisaa hi hotaa hai

ishq ke shoale ko bhaDkaao ki kuchh raat kaTe
dil ke angaare ko dahkaao ki kuchh raat kaTe

shamim-e-pairahan-e-yaar kyaa nisaar karein
tujhi ko dil se lagaa lein tujhi ko pyaar karein

manzilein ishq ki aasaan huiin chalte chalte
aur chamkaa tiraa naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa aakhir-e-shab