ulfat ne tiri ham ko to rakkhaa na kahin kaa — Wajid Ali Shah Akhtar

turaab-e-paa-e-hasinaan-e-lakhnau hai ye
ye khaaksaar hai 'akhtar' ko naqsh-e-paa kahiye

mujhi ko vaaizaa pand-o-nasihat
kabhi us ko bhi samjhaayaa to hotaa

dar-o-divaar pe hasrat se nazar karte hain
khush raho ahl-e-vatan ham to safar karte hain

be-muravvat ho bevafaa ho tum
apne matlab ke aashnaa ho tum

yahi tashvish shab-o-roz hai bangaale mein
lucknow phir kabhi dikhlaae muqaddar meraa

kamar dhokaa dahan uqda ghazaal aankhein pari chehra
shikam hiiraa badan khushbu jabin dariyaa zabaan iisaa

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

aur bhi dukh hain zamaane mein mohabbat ke sivaa
raahatein aur bhi hain vasl ki raahat ke sivaa

maanaa jivan mein aurat ik baar mohabbat karti hai
lekin mujh ko ye to bataa de kyaa tu aurat zaat nahin

kis tarah apni mohabbat ki main takmil karun
gham-e-hasti bhi to shaamil hai gham-e-yaar ke saath

ji chaahtaa hai aaj 'adam' un ko chheDiye
Dar Dar ke pyaar karne mein koi mazaa nahin