kahaa jo main ne ki yuusuf ko ye hijaab na thaa
— Ameer Minai
Kahaa jo main ne ki yoosuf ko ye hijaab na thaa
To hans ke bole wo munh qaabil-e-naqaab na thaa
Shab-e-visaal bhee wo shokh be-hijaab na thaa
Naqaab ulaT ke bhee dekhaa to be-naqaab na thaa
LipaT ke chuum liyaa munh miTaa diyaa un kaa
Naheen kaa un ke sivaa is ke Kuch javaab na thaa
Mire janaaze pe ab aate sharm aatee hai
Halaal karne ko baiThe the jab hijaab na thaa
Naseeb jaag uThe so ga.e jo paanv mire
Tumhaare kooche se behtar maqaam-e-khvaab na thaa
Ghazab kiyaa ki ise too ne mohtasib toDaa
Are ye dil thaa miraa sheesha-e-sharaab na thaa
Zamaana vasl men letaa hai karvaTen kya kya
Firaaq-e-yaar ke din ek inqalaab na thaa
Tumheen ne qatl kiyaa hai mujhe jo tante ho
Akele the malak-ul-maut ham-rikaab na thaa
Duaa-e-tauba bhee ham ne paDhee to mai pee kar
Maza hee ham ko kisee shai kaa be-sharaab na thaa
Main roo-e-yaar kaa mushtaaq ho ke aaya thaa
Tire jamaal kaa shaidaa to ai naqaab na thaa
Bayaan kee jo shab-e-gham kee bekasee to kahaa
Jigar men dard na thaa dil men iztiraab na thaa
Wo baiThe baiThe jo de baiThe qatl-e-aam kaa hukm
Hansee thee un kee kisee par koee itaab na thaa
Jo laash bhejee thee qaasid kee bhejte khat bhee
Raseed wo to mire khat kee thee javaab na thaa
Suroor-e-qatl se thee haath paanv ko jumbish
Wo mujh pe vajd kaa aalam thaa iztiraab na thaa
Sabaat bahr-e-jahaan men naheen kisee ko 'ameer'
Idhar numood huaa aur udhar hubaab na thaa