vo nahaa kar zulf-e-pechaan ko jo bikhraane lage — Shad Lakhnavi

lagaa ke ThaT hai har suunaa muraadi
tamannaa-e-dili nikle kidhar se

khudaa kaa Dar na hotaa gar bashar ko
khudaa jaane ye banda kyaa na kartaa

visaal-e-yaar se duunaa huaa ishq
maraz baDhtaa gayaa juun juun davaa ki

na taDapne ki ijaazat hai na fariyaad ki hai
ghuT ke mar jaaun ye marzi mire sayyaad ki hai

javaani se ziyaada vaqt-e-piri josh hotaa hai
bhaDaktaa hai charaagh-e-subh jab khaamosh hotaa hai

ham na bigDeinge agar chasm-numaai hogi
phir kahin aankh laDaai to laDaai hogi

mujid jo nuur kaa hai vo meraa charaagh hai
parvaana huun main anjuman-e-kaaenaat kaa

sab ummidein mire aashob-e-tamannaa tak thiin
bastiyaan ho gaiin gharqaab to dariyaa utraa

chaand bhi hairaan dariyaa bhi pareshaani mein hai
aks kis kaa hai ki itni raushni paani mein hai

chaand hai paani mein yaa bhule hue chehre kaa aks
saahil-e-dariyaa pe dekho main bhi hairaani mein huun

miri is chashm-e-tar se abr-e-baaraan ko hai kyaa nisbat
ki vo dariyaa kaa paani aur ye khun-e-dil hai barsaati

bahut ghurur hai tujh ko ai sar-phire tufaan
mujhe bhi zid hai ki dariyaa ko paar karnaa hai