gale men haath the shab us parii se raahen thiin
— Ameer Minai
Gale men haath the shab us paree se raahen thiin
Sahar huee to wo aankhen na wo nigaahen thiin
Nikal ke chehre pe maidaan saaf khat ne kiyaa
Kabhi ye shahr tha aisa ki band raahen thiin
Firaaq men tire aashiq ko jaa ke kal dekhaa
Ki wo to hech tha kuch ashk the kuch aa.hen thiin
Bagoole ab hain ki ghurbat hai gor-e-shaahan par
Saron pe chatr jilau men kabhi sipaahen thiin
Hazaaron loT ga.e kal uThee jo wo chilman
Khadang moo-e-mizha barchhiyaan nigaahen thiin
Kiyaa ye shauq ne andhaa mujhe na soojhaa kuch
Vagarna rabt kee us se hazaar raahen thiin
Ye zo.af hai ki nikaltee nahin hain ab dil se
Kabhi falak se bhee oonchee hamaaree aa.hen thiin
Jigar men hijr kee kal chubh rahi thiin kuch faansen
Magar jo ghaur se dekhaa tiree nigaahen thiin
Pahunch ga.e sar-e-manzil chale jo chaal na.ee
Unheen men pher tha dekhee huee jo raahen thiin
Falak ke daur se dunya badal ga.ee varna
Jahaan bane hain ye mai-khaane khaan-qaahen thiin
Ye zo.af ab hai ki hilnaa giraan hai qadmon ko
Subuk-ravee men kabhi in ko dastgaahen thiin
Mushaa.ere se haseen kyuun na chheen le jaate
Rubaa.iyaan miree chaugoshiya kulaahen thiin
Haseen zar ke hain taalib ki ab hain gird-e-'ameer'
Ghareeb ham the to ye pyaar tha na chaahen thiin