karam un kaa khud hai badh kar mirii hadd e iltijaa se
— Arzoo Lakhnavi
Karam un kaa khud hai baDh kar miree hadd-e-iltijaa se
Mujhe soo-e-zan nahin hai ki duaa karoon khuda se
Dil-e-mutma.in kee vus.at koi kam hai maa-sivaa se
Mujhe kaahe kee kamee hai jo talab karoon khuda se
Huee khatm gham kee aandhee vahee dil kee lau hai ab bhee
Yahee sho.ala thaa wo sho.ala ki laDaa kiyaa havaa se
Kahe kaun use patingaa jo hai sho.ale par dhuaan saa
Tujhe le uDe hain kitnaa tire par zaraa zaraa se
Jo hai sab kaa dene vaalaa main usee ko chaahtaa hoon
Miree bhiik wo nahin hai ki mile kisee gadaa se
Ye hai qasr-e-zindagaanee ki habaab-e-bahr-e-faanee
Abhee ban gaya havaa se abhee miT gaya havaa se
Ye khayaal khud hai aisa jo khushee banaa de gham ko
Ki hai ibtidaa khushee kee mire gham kee intihaa se
Miraa dil razaa pe raazee karam us kaa josh par hai
Jo ab aa ga.ee zabaan tak to asar gaya duaa se
Miree laakh minnaton par tiree ik hayaa hai bhaaree
Koi parda hai wo parda ki hile-Dule havaa se
Tire paak-baaz-e-ulfat nahin haarne ke himmat
Jo marenge Doob kar bhee to marenge rah ke pyaase
Kisee dil kee aas yuun bhee kabhi 'aarzoo' na TuuTe
Ye kahe banee hai dam par wo kahe miree balaa se