ba-shakl-e-naakhun-e-angusht sar kaTaane se — Munshi Khairati Laal Shagufta

na sharmaao aankhein milaa kar to dekho
mulaaqaat hai ham se tum se kabhi ki

haT na kar ai dukht-e-raz betaabiyaan baDh jaaeingi
gir paDegi paanv par dastaar-e-minaa dekhnaa

main vo shaidaa-e-gesu huun ki aksar mausam-e-gul mein
miraa paa-e-nazar paDtaa hai zanjir-e-gulistaan par

adab bakhshaa hai aisaa rabt-e-alfaaz-e-munaasib ne
do-zaanu hai miri tab-e-rasaa tarkib-e-urdu se

mujh ko rote dekh kar paas aae vo tafhim ko
kyuun na dil se duun duaaein apne ghain o miim ko

jo husn-o-ishq kaa ham-vazn imtihaan Thahraa
vo be-dahan nazar aayaa mein be-zabaan Thahraa

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

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

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

meri saari zindagi ko be-samar us ne kiyaa
umr meri thi magar us ko basar us ne kiyaa

jiinaa taDap taDap kar marnaa sisak sisak kar
fariyaad ek ji hai kyaa kyaa kharaabiyon mein

umr hi teri guzar jaaegi un ke hal mein
teraa bachcha jo savaalaat liye baiThaa hai