wo ban kar be zabaan lene ko baithe hain zabaan mujh se
— Arzoo Lakhnavi
Wo ban kar be-zabaan lene ko baiThe hain zabaan mujh se
Ki khud kahte nahin kuch aur kahlavaate hain haan mujh se
Bahut kuch husn-e-zan rakhtaa hai meraa mehrbaan mujh se
Ki tohmat dhar ke hai khvaahaan-e-taa.eed-e-bayaan mujh se
Kisee gul kee qabaa miltee nahin tahreeq se khaalee
Junoon ne le ke baanTee hain ye kitnee dhajjiyaan mujh se
Pilaa saaqee ki rah jaa.e khumaar-e-kaif kaa parda
Bas ab rukteen nahin aatee huee angDaa.iyaan mujh se
Jo gul ko gul na samjhoge to kaanTon hee men uljhoge
Na do apne ko dhokaa aap ho kar bad-gumaan mujh se
Bahut jaldee na kar ai chashm-e-tar kuch der ko dam le
Bayaan karnaa wo too rah jaa.e jitnee daastaan mujh se
Misaal-e-sham.a apnee aag men kya aap jal jaaon
Qisaas-e-khaamushee legee kahaan tak ai zabaan mujh se
Huiin taa-der pahchaanee huee awaaz men baaten
Wo kuch kuch khul chale hain rakh ke parda darmiyaan mujh se
Tasavvur kee nazar pardon ke roke ruk nahin saktee
Bataa o jaane vaale chhup ke jaa.egaa kahaan mujh se
Agar ai 'aarzoo' har saans dil kee aah ban jaa.e
Na hogee khatm phir bhee meree lambee daastaan mujh se