kisi gumaan o yaqiin ki had men wo shokh e parda nashiin nahin hai
— Arzoo Lakhnavi
Kisee gumaan-o-yaqeen kee had men wo shokh-e-parda-nasheen nahin hai
Jahaan na samho usee jagah hai jahaan samajh lo vaheen nahin hai
Tumhaaraa va.ada hai kaisaa va.ada ki jis kaa dil ko yaqeen nahin hai
Nageen-e-be-naqsh to hazaaron ye naqsh hai aur nageen nahin hai
Tasavvuron ke fareb uThaa kar mushaahida vahm ban raha hai
Nazar ne khaa.e hain itne dhoke ki dekh kar bhee yaqeen nahin hai
Talavvun ik jazr-o-mad hai khud hee thapeDon men aa phansee hai kashtee
Khabar hai muddat ke Duube dil kee ki aaj tak tah-nasheen nahin hai
Ye kahtee hai gardish-e-zamaana qadam thamenge na ab kisee jaa
Hai ye bhee ik aasmaan kaa TukDaa tiree galee kee zameen nahin hai
Wafa kee haamee hamiyyat un kee hareef-e-ummeed ghairat un kee
Nigaahen iqraar kar rahi hain zabaan pe lekin nahin nahin hai
Huaa jo ik dil kaa daagh raushan to ho ga.e kul charaagh raushan
Khayaal raushan dimaagh raushan bas ab andheraa kaheen nahin hai
Sarishk-e-khooneen kaa kul fasaana lapeT rakhaa hai ik varaq men
NichoDne par lahoo na Tapke to aasteen aasteen nahin hai
Hamaaree naakaamee-e-wafa ne zamaane kee khol dee hain aankhen
Charaagh kab kaa bujhaa paDaa hai magar andheraa kaheen nahin hai
Mujhee pe kya hai nahin hai kis men ye but-taraashee ye but-parastee
Agar na husn-e-nazar se dekho to koi bhee phir haseen nahin hai
Rah-e-itaa.at men 'aarzoo' ne qadam qadam pe kiye hain sajde
Jo aap kaa naqsh-e-paa nahin hai wo us kaa naqsh-e-jabeen nahin hai