dhuaan detaa hai daamaan-e-mohabbat — Salik Lakhnavi

aaj bhi hai vahi maqaam aaj bhi lab pe un kaa naam
manzil-e-be-shumaar-gaam apne safar ko kyaa karun

dil ne siine mein kuchh qaraar liyaa
jab tujhe khuub saa pukaar liyaa

mai-khaana-e-hasti mein saaqi ham donon hi mujrim hain shaayad
khum tu ne bachaa ke rakkhe the paimaane main ne toDe hain

apni khuddaari salaamat dil kaa aalam kuchh sahi
jis jagah se uTh chuke hain us jagah phir jaaein kyaa

miT chuke jo bhi the tauba-shikani ke asbaab
ab na mai-khaana na paimaana na shisha na subu

bahaar-e-gulistaan ham ko na pahchaane taajjub hai
gulon ke rukh pe chhiDkaa hai bahut khun-e-jigar ham ne

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ye saal tul-e-masaafat se chuur chuur gayaa
ye ek saal to guzraa hai ik sadi ki tarah

aisi taraqqi par to ronaa bantaa hai
jis mein dahshat-gard corona bantaa hai

aadat ke baa'd dard bhi dene lagaa mazaa
hans hans ke aah aah kiye jaa rahaa huun main