mire josh e gam ki hai ajab kahaanii
— Arzoo Lakhnavi
Mire josh-e-gham kee hai ajab kahaanee
Kabhee uThtaa sho.ala kabhee bahtaa paanee
Hai khushee kaa sauda khalish-e-nihaanee
Hai jigar kaa chhaalaa samar-e-javaanee
Jo khushee hai faanee to hai gham bhee faanee
Na ye jaavedaanee na wo jaavedaanee
Azalee mohabbat abadee kahaanee
Ki pas-e-fanaa hai na.ee zindagaanee
Sitam-o-razaa men ye hai ahd-e-mohkam
Jo tiree kahaanee wo maree kahaanee
Wo uThenge toofaan ki khuda bachaa.e
Ye na.e nazaare ye bharee javaanee
Ye nigaah tirchhee ye bal abrooon kaa
Har adaa hai dilkash magar imtihaanee
Miree kashti-e-dil dam-e-aah-o-afghaan
Kabhee baadbaanee to kabhee dahaanee
Dar-e-dil se palTaa har ik aane vaalaa
Tiree yaad kya thee miree paasbaanee
Ye tiraa talavvun ye badaltee chitvan
Ajab ik balaa hai ki hai naa-gahaanee
Miree kisht-e-dil par pa-e-zhaala-baaree
Hai saped baadal aqab-e-javaanee
Kabhee aarzoo thaa yahee daagh-e-hasrat
Mujhe jo banaa de tiree mehrbaanee