jiite ji ke aashnaa hain phir kisi kaa kaun hai
— Aagha Akbarabadi
Jeete-jee ke aashnaa hain phir kisee kaa kaun hai
Naam ke apne huaa karte hain apna kaun hai
Jaan-e-jaan tere sivaa rashk-e-maseehaa kaun hai
Maar kar Thokar jilaa de mujh ko aisa kaun hai
Ye siyah khema hai kis kaa is men lailaa kaun hai
Chamber-e-aflaak ke parde men baiThaa kaun hai
Ham na kahte the ki sauda zulf kaa achchhaa nahin
Dekhiye to ab sar-e-baazaar rusvaa kaun hai
Wo to hai be-noor aur ye nuur se maa'moor hai
Chashm ko nargis kahegaa aisa andhaa kaun hai
Dam-ba-dam har baat men karte ho ThanDee garmiyaan
Aap kee ukhDee huee baaton pe jamtaa kaun hai
Vaadee-e-vahshat men bhee ham-raah hain aah-o-fughaan
Apne hamdam saath hain ai jaan tanhaa kaun hai
Khair hai ai mehrbaan kis ne unhen seedhaa kya
Aap kyuun bal karte hain zulfon se uljhaa kaun hai
Dukhtar-e-raz sach bataa teree nazar kis par paDee
TaTTiyon kee aaD men se kis ko taakaa kaun hai
Aaj maqtal men khaDe kahte hain wo khanjar-ba-kaf
Bol uTThe chaahne vaalaa hamaaraa kaun hai
Chaar din jo Kuch tamaashaa dekhnaa hai dekh le
Sair ko phir gulshan-e-Dunya men aataa kaun hai
Baandh kar tegh o kafan jaate hain us qaatil ke paas
Ham bhee dekhen rokne vaalaa hamaaraa kaun hai
Kya tajaahul hai ki wo farmaate hain aghyaar se
Main nahin pahchaantaa mutlaq ki 'aaghaa' kaun hai