kahin daam-e-sabza-e-gul milaa kahin aarzu kaa chaman khilaa — Shariq Irayani

na yahi ki zauq-e-nazar miraa saf-e-gul-rukhaan se guzar gayaa
main tiri talaash mein baar-haa mah-o-kahkashaan se guzar gayaa

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

marte hain aarzu mein marne ki
maut aati hai par nahin aati

kabhi khauf thaa tire hijr kaa kabhi aarzu ke zavaal kaa
rahaa hijr-o-vasl ke darmiyaan tujhe kho sakaa na main paa sakaa

khvaahish sab rakhte hain tujh ko paane ki
aur phir apni apni qismat hoti hai

'alvi' khvaahish bhi thi baanjh
jazba bhi naa-mard milaa

main nigaah-e-paak se dekhe thaa tire husn-e-paak ko is pe bhi
mire ji mein khvaahish-e-vasl thi tire dil mein bos-o-kanaar thaa