shiddat e zaat ne ye haal banaayaa apna
— Aagha Akbarabadi
Shiddat-e-zaat ne ye haal banaayaa apna
Jism-e-majnoon men huaa tang shalokaa apna
Yaar bantaa nahin wo nuur kaa putlaa apna
Khaak men mil gaya taskheer kaa da.avaa apna
Mai-kashon men na koi mujh saa namaazee hogaa
Dar-e-mai-khaana pe bichhtaa hai musallaa apna
Vasl kee raat bahut tuul huaa aakhir-kaar
Mukhtasar ye hai ki faisal huaa qissa apna
Gul khilaa kar abhee bulbul ko jalaa.oon kya kya
Wo inaayat karen gar por kaa chhallaa apna
Rabbee-arenee kee sadaa ho bhee to but bol uThen
Aap dikhlaa.en agar dair men jalva apna
Aa.eena-khaana men chal baiThiye do-chaar ghaDee
Dekhnaa hove jo manzoor tamaashaa apna
Jeete-jee khvesh-o-aqaarib the pas-e-marg afsos
Khaak men daab diyaa koi na samjhaa apna
Kisee sayyaad kee paD jaa.e na chiDiyaa pe nazar
Aap sarkaa.en na mahram se dupaTTaa apna
Aap sau baar ukhaD jaa.en nahin Kuch parvaa
Jam gaya ek paree-zaad se naqsha apna
Daam-e-mahram men phansaayaa hai khuda khair kare
Aashiyaana na banaa baiThe ye chiDiyaa apna
Garm-khvaabee ne tiree zab.h kiyaa ai qaatil
Ek dam bhee na kalejaa huaa ThanDaa apna
Rind-mashrab hain kisee se hamen Kuch kaam nahin
Dair apna hai na ka.aba na kaleesaa apna
Hai vahee sar vahee sauda vahee josh-e-vahshat
Vasl tabdeel huee rang na badlaa apna
Un kee zulfon ko ye da.avaa hai ki ham kaale hain
Ham ne bachte nahin dekhaa kabhi maaraa apna
Ghair se rakhiye na imdaad kee ummeed 'aaghaa'
Kaam aataa hai miree jaan bharosaa apna