falak deta hai jin ko aish un ko gam bhi hote hain
— Dagh Dehlvi
Falak deta hai jin ko 'aish un ko gham bhee hote hain
Jahaan bajte hain naqqaare vaheen maatam bhee hote hain
Gile shikve kahaan tak honge aadhee raat to guzree
Pareshaan tum bhee hote ho pareshaan ham bhee hote hain
Jo rakkhe chaaraagar kaafoor duunee aag lag jaa.e
Kaheen ye zakhm-e-dil sharminda-e-marham bhee hote hain
Wo aankhen saamree-fan hain wo lab 'eesaa-nafas dekho
Mujhee par sehr hote hain mujhee par dam bhee hote hain
Zamaana dostee par in haseenon kee na itraa.e
Ye aalam-dost aksar dushman-e-aalam bhee hote hain
Ba-zaahir rahnumaa hain aur dil men bad-gumaanee hai
Tire kooche men jo jaataa hai aage ham bhee hote hain
Hamaare aansuon kee aabdaaree aur hee kuch hai
Ki yuun hone ko raushan gauhar-e-shabnam bhee hote hain
Khuda ke ghar men kya hai kaam zaahid baada-khvaaron kaa
Jinhen miltee nahin wo tishna-e-zamzam bhee hote hain
Hamaare saath hee paidaa huaa hai 'ishq ai naaseh
Judaa.ee kis tarah se ho judaa tauam bhee hote hain
Nahin ghaTtee shab-e-furqat bhee aksar ham ne dekhaa hai
Jo baDh jaate hain had se wo hee ghaT kar kam bhee hote hain
Bachaa.oon pairahan kya chaaraagar main dast-e-vahshat se
Kaheen aise garebaan daaman-e-maryam bhee hote hain
Tabee'at kee kajee hargiz miTaa.e se nahin miTtee
Kabhi seedhe tumhaare gesu-e-pur-kham bhee hote hain
Jo kahtaa hoon ki martaa hoon to farmaate hain mar jaao
Jo ghash aataa hai to mujh par hazaaron dam bhee hote hain
Kisee kaa waada-e-deedaar to ai 'daagh' bar-haq hai
Magar ye dekhiye dil-shaad us din ham bhee hote hain