zaraa un ki shokhi to dekhnaa liye zulf-e-kham-shuda haath mein — Navab Sultan Jahan Begam

na tum hosh mein ho na ham hosh mein hain
chalo mai-kade mein vahin baat hogi

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

sajda-gaah-e-barhaman aur shaikh hain dair-o-haram
mai-paraston ke liye buniyaad mai-khaane hue

saaqiyaa paiham pilaa de mujh ko maalaa-maal jaam
aayaa huun yaan main azaab-e-hoshyaari khinch kar

main ne anjaam se pahle na palaT kar dekhaa
duur tak saath mire manzil-e-aaghaaz gai

ai shaam-e-gham ki gahri khamoshi tujhe salaam
kaanon mein ek aai hai aavaaz duur ki