ai mire zakhm e dil navaaz gam ko khushii banaae jaa
— Arzoo Lakhnavi
Ai mire zakhm-e-dil-navaaz gham ko khushee banaa.e jaa
Aa.ankhon se Khoon bahaa.e jaa honTon se muskuraa.e jaa
Jaane se pahle bevafaa shab ko sahar banaa.e jaa
Dil ko bujhaa ke kya chalaa sham.a ko bhee bujhaa.e jaa
Saans kaa taar Toot jaa.e TuuTe na taar aah kaa
Ek hee lai pe gaa.e jaa ek hee dhun bajaa.e jaa
Hukm-e-talab ke muntazir shauq kee aabroo na kho
Sar ko qadam banaa ke chal aa.ankhon se be-bulaa.e jaa
Le wo davaa-e-talkh hai jis kaa asar hai khush-gavaar
Piine men munh banaa.e jaa dil men maze uThaa.e jaa
Joshish-e-chashm-e-ashk-baar muft na rakh karam kaa baar
Meree lagee to bujh chukee apnee lagee bujhaa.e jaa
Manzil-e-be-khudee-e-shauq hadd-e-nazar se duur hai
Peechhe palaT ke bhee na dekh aage qadam baDhaa.e jaa
Ik hama-tan hai paa-e-naaz ik hama-tan sar-e-niyaaz
Ye to chalan jahaan kaa hai jitnaa de dabaa.e jaa
Zarf-e-sharaab tere paas zuroof-e-suroor mere paas
Dil to naheen ba-qadr-e-jaam dekh na munh pilaa.e jaa
Donon hain naaz-e-dilbaree zid men hai jin kee aur lutf
Ek taraf lagaa.e jaa ek taraf bujhaa.e jaa
Chaand men gum chakor khud chaand kaheen chhupaa huaa
Apnee talaash khatm kar us kaa pata lagaa.e jaa
'aarzoo' us se kah do saaf gham kaa asar hai der-paa
Jald hansee na aa.egee aur abhee gudgudaa.e jaa