daam-bar-dosh phirein chaahe vo gesu bar-dosh — Siraj Lakhnavi

Takraaun kyuun zamaane se kyaa faaeda 'siraaj'
khud apne raaste se haTaa jaa rahaa huun main

na mohtasib ki khushaamad na mai-kade kaa tavaaf
khudi mein mast huun apni bahaar mein gum huun

qafas bhi bigDi hui shakl hai nasheman ki
ye ghar jo phir se sanvar jaae aashiyaan ho jaae

har ashk-e-surkh hai daamaan-e-shab mein aag kaa phuul
baghair shama ke bhi jal rahe hain parvaane

abhi rakkhaa rahne do taaq par yunhi aaftaab kaa aaina
ki abhi to meri nigaah mein vahi meraa maah-e-tamaam hai

diyaa hai dard to rang-e-qubul de aisaa
jo ashk aankh se Tapke vo daastaan ho jaae

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

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

sab ko ham bhuul gae josh-e-junun mein lekin
ik tiri yaad thi aisi jo bhulaai na gai

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

thak gayaa hai dil-e-vahshi miraa fariyaad se bhi
ji bahaltaa nahin ai dost tiri yaad se bhi

shab ki tanhaaiyon mein yaad us ki
jhilmilaataa huaa diyaa jaise