tum ne biimaar e mohabbat ko abhii kyaa dekhaa
— Akbar Allahabadi
Tum ne beemaar-e-mohabbat ko abhee kyaa dekhaa
Jo ye kahte hue jaate ho ki dekhaa dekhaa
Tifl-e-dil ko mire kyaa jaane lagee kis kee nazar
Main ne kambakht ko do din bhee na achchhaa dekhaa
Le gayaa thaa taraf-e-gor-e-ghareebaan dil-e-zaar
Kyaa kahen tum se jo Kuch vaan kaa tamaashaa dekhaa
Wo jo the raunaq-e-aabaadee-e-gulzaar-e-jahaan
Sar se paa tak unhen khaak-e-rah-e-sahraa dekhaa
Kal talak mahfil-e-ishrat men jo the sadr-nasheen
Qabr men aaj unhen be-kas-o-tanhaa dekhaa
Bas-ki nairangee-e-aalam pe use hairat thee
Aa.eena khaak-e-sikandar ko saraapaa dekhaa
Sar-e-jamshed ke kaase men bharee thee hasrat
Yaas ko mo.atakif-e-turbat-e-daaraa dekhaa