qaafile raat ko aate the udhar jaan ke aag — Taashshuq Lakhnavi

bahut muzir dil-e-aashiq ko aah hoti hai
isi havaa se ye kashti tabaah hoti hai

mujh se kyaa puchhte ho daagh hain dil mein kitne
tum ko ayyaam-e-judaai kaa shumaar aataa hai

mauj-e-dariyaa se balaa ki chaahiye kashti mujhe
ho jo bilkul naa-muvaafiq vo havaa paidaa karun

dete phirte the hasinon ki gali mein aavaaz
kabhi aaina-farosh-e-dil-e-hairaan ham the

har taraf hashr mein jhankaar hai zanjiron ki
un ki zulfon ke giraftaar chale aate hain

muntazir tere hain chashm-e-khun-fishaan khole hue
baiThe hain dil bechne vaale dukaan khole hue

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

kisi se ishq apnaa kyaa chhupaaein
mohabbat Tapki paDti hai nazar se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

Dil dhoondta hai phir wahi fursat-e-shab-o-roz
Naaz uthana, naaz uthana, naaz uthana

mar gai band lifaafe mein mohabbat meri
sirf usi ne na paDhe jis ko paDhaane the khat

ye arsh se aanaa to aaghaaz-e-mohabbat thaa
ab farsh pe aae hain anjaam se kheleinge