maasuum nazar kaa bholaa pan lalchaa ke lubhaanaa kya jaane
— Arzoo Lakhnavi
Ma.asoom nazar kaa bholaa-pan lalchaa ke lubhaanaa kya jaane
Dil aap nishaana bantaa hai wo tiir chalaanaa kya jaane
Kah jaatee hai kya wo cheen-e-jabeen ye aaj samajh sakte hain kaheen
Kuch seekhaa huaa to kaam nahin dil naaz uThaanaa kya jaane
ChaTkee jo kalee koyal kuukee ulfat kee kahaanee khatm huee
Kya kis ne kahee kya kis ne sunee ye bataa zamaana kya jaane
Thaa dair-o-haram men kya rakhaa jis samt gaya Takraa ke phiraa
Kis parde ke peechhe hai sho.ala andhaa parvaana kya jaane
Ye zoraa-zoree ishq kee thee fitrat hee jis ne badal Daalee
Jaltaa huaa dil ho kar paanee aansoo ban jaanaa kya jaane
Sajdon se paDaa patthar men gaDhaa lekin na miTaa maathe kaa likhaa
Karne ko ghareeb ne kya na kiyaa taqdeer banaanaa kya jaane
Aankhon kee andhee khud-gharzee kaahe ko samajhne degee kabhi
Jo niind uDaa de raaton kee wo khvaab men aanaa kya jaane
Patthar kee lakeer hai naqsh-e-wafa aa.eena na jaano talvon kaa
Lahraayaa kare rangeen-sho.ala dil palTe khaanaa kya jaane
Jis naale se Dunya bekal hai wo jalte dil kee mash.al hai
Jo pahlaa luukaa khud na sahe wo aag lagaanaa kya jaane
Ham 'aarzoo' aa.e baiThe hain aur wo sharmaa.e baiThe hain
Mushtaaq-nazar gustaakh nahin parda sarkaanaa kya jaane