duur the hosh o havaas apne se bhi begaana thaa
— Arzoo Lakhnavi
Duur the hosh-o-havaas apne se bhee begaana thaa
Un ko bazm-e-naaz thee aur mujh ko khalvat-khaana thaa
Kheench laayaa thaa ye kis aalam se kis aalam men hosh
Apna haal apne liye jaise koi afsaana thaa
ChhoTe chhoTe do varaq jal jal ke daftar ban ga.e
Dars-e-hasrat de raha thaa jo par-e-parvaana thaa
Jaan kar vaarafta un ke chheDne kee der thee
Phir to dil ik hosh men aayaa huaa deevaana thaa
Zau-fishaan hone lagaa jab dil men husn-e-khud-numaa
Phir to kaaba 'aarzoo' kaaba na thaa but-khaana thaa