yuun duur duur dil se ho ho ke dil nashiin bhi
— Arzoo Lakhnavi
Yuun duur duur dil se ho ho ke dil-nasheen bhee
Hain to isee jahaan men milte nahin kaheen bhee
Kam ek qabr se hai mujh ko ye kul zameen bhee
Mar rehne kaa Thikaanaa miltaa nahin kaheen bhee
Toofaan-e-bahr khud hain baDhtee umangen dil kee
Kashtee qaraar legee ho kar na tah-nasheen bhee
Imkaan kee had ke andar koshish kee had se baahar
Dil jis ko DhoonDhtaa hai wo hai bhee aur nahin bhee
Ummeed-e-dil kee fitrat hai be-niyaaz taskeen
Kam ho na be-qaraaree aa.e agar yaqeen bhee
Beem-o-rajaa se dil men Dariya kaa jazr-o-mad hai
Saahil-navaaz maujen aa.iin bhee aur ga.iin bhee
Ye multafit nigaahen sheva vighaa hai jin kaa
Hain mojib-e-sukoon bhee hangaama-aafreen bhee
Kar pahle dil pe qaaboo jaame kee phir khabar le
Daaman bachaane vaale jaatee hai aasteen bhee
Khatre men jaan jis se wo jaan se bhee pyaaraa
Rangeen-ezaar sho.ala qaatil bhee hai haseen bhee
Sar-gashta-e-mohabbat daar-e-mehan men phir kar
Dekh aa.e gosha gosha raahat nahin kaheen bhee
Nairangee-e-talavvun laa-hal saa ik muamma
Samjhe jo tere tevar paDh le khat-e-jabeen bhee
Shaan-e-ghuroor un kee tasveer ik rukhee hai
Aur aarzoo kee nazren shaidaa bhee hain haseen bhee