hoon main parvaana magar shama to ho raat to ho
— Akbar Allahabadi
Hoon main parvaana magar sham.a to ho raat to ho
Jaan dene ko hoon maujood koee baat to ho
Dil bhee haazir sar-e-tasleem bhee kham ko maujood
Koee markaz ho koee qibla-e-haajaat to ho
Dil to bechain hai iz.haar-e-iraadat ke liye
Kisee jaanib se Kuch iz.haar-e-karaamaat to ho
Dil-kushaa baada-e-saafee kaa kise zauq naheen
Baatin-afroz koee peer-e-kharaabaat to ho
Guftanee hai dil-e-pur-dard kaa qissa lekin
Kis se kahiye koee mustafsir-e-haalaat to ho
Daastaan-e-gham-e-dil kaun kahe kaun sune
Bazm men mauqa-e-iz.haar-e-khayaalaat to ho
Vaade bhee yaad dilaate hain gile bhee hain bahut
Wo dikhaa.ee bhee to den un se mulaaqaat to ho
Koee vaa.iz naheen fitrat se balaaghat men sivaa
Magar insaan men Kuch fahm-e-ishaaraat to ho