avval e shab wo bazm ki raunaq shama bhi thii parvaana bhi
— Arzoo Lakhnavi
Avval-e-shab wo bazm kee raunaq sham.a bhee thee parvaana bhee
Raat ke aakhir hote hote khatm thaa ye afsaana bhee
Qaid ko toD ke niklaa jab main uTh ke bagoole saath hue
Dasht-e-adam tak jangal jangal bhaag chalaa veeraana bhee
Haath se kis ne saaghar paTkaa mausam kee be-kaifee par
Itnaa barsaa Toot ke baadal Doob chalaa mai-khaana bhee
Ek lagee ke do hain asar aur donon hasb-e-maraatib hain
Lau jo lagaa.e sham.a khaDee hai raqs men hai parvaana bhee
Donon jaulaan-gaah-e-junoon hain bastee kya veeraana hai
UTh ke chalaa jab koee bagoolaa dauD paDaa veeraana bhee
Ghunche chup hain gul hain havaa par kis se kahiye jee kaa haal
Khaak-nasheen ik sabza hai so apna bhee begaana bhee
Husn o ishq kee laag men aksar chheD udhar se hotee hai
Sham.a kaa sho.ala jab lahraayaa uD ke chalaa parvaana bhee
Khoon hee kee shirkat wo na kyuun ho shirkat chiiz hai jhagDe kee
Apnon se wo dekh raha hoon jo na kare begaanaa bhee
Daur-e-masarrat 'aarzoo' apna kaisaa zalzala-aageen thaa
Haath se munh tak aate aate chhooT paDaa paimaana bhee