pher jo padnaa thaa qismat men wo hasb e maamuul padaa
— Arzoo Lakhnavi
Pher jo paDnaa thaa qismat men wo hasb-e-ma.amool paDaa
Khanda-e-gul se uDaa wo sharaara khirman-e-dil par phuul paDaa
Dekh idhar o niind ke maate kis kee achaanak yaad aa.ee
Biich se TuuTee hai Angdhaai haath uThte hee jhuul paDaa
Husn-o-ishq kee an-ban kya hai dil ke phansaane kaa phandaa
Apne haathon khud aafat men jaa ke ye naa-maaqool paDaa
Kaun kahe qismat palTee yaa mat palTee sailaanee kee
Rasta kaaT ke jaane vaalaa aaj idhar bhee bhuul paDaa
Haal naheen jiine ke qaabil aas naheen marne detee
EDiyaan ragDe aakhir kab tak khaak par ik maqtool paDaa
Jitne husn-aabaad men pahunche hosh-o-khirad kho kar pahunche
Maal bhee to itne kaa naheen ab jitnaa Kuch mahsool paDaa
Raah-e-wafa thee TeDhee bigDee thee har gaam uftaad na.ee
Paanv kisee kaa Toot gaya aur haath kisee kaa jhuul paDaa
Baagh men gulcheen hai na hai maalee bijlee hai na falak pe sahaab
Ahd-e-khizaan men jalaa hai nasheman aa ke kahaan se phuul paDaa
Paanv kee taaqat taaq huee to band kee aankh aur jaa pahunche
'aarzoo' us ko khuub kiyaa kam raaste men jo tuul paDaa