phire raah se wo yahaan aate aate
— Dagh Dehlvi
Phire raah se wo yahaan aate aate
Ajal mar rahi too kahaan aate aate
Na jaanaa ki Dunya se jaataa hai koee
Bahut der kee mehrbaan aate aate
Sunaa hai ki aataa hai sar naama-bar kaa
Kahaan rah gaya armughaan aate aate
Yaqeen hai ki ho jaa.e aakhir ko sachchee
Mire munh men teree zabaan aate aate
Sunaane ke qaabil jo thee baat un ko
Vahee rah ga.ee darmiyaan aate aate
Mujhe yaad karne se ye mudda'aa thaa
Nikal jaa.e dam hichkiyaan aate aate
Abhee sin hee kya hai jo bebaakiyaan hon
Unhen aa.engee shokhiyaan aate aate
Kalejaa mire munh ko aa.egaa ik din
Yoonhee lab par aah-o-fughaan aate aate
Chale aate hain dil men armaan laakhon
Makaan bhar gaya mehmaan aate aate
Nateeja na niklaa thake sab payaamee
Vahaan jaate jaate yahaan aate aate
Tumhaaraa hee mushtaaq-e-deedaar hogaa
Gaya jaan se ik javaan aate aate
Tiree aankh phirte hee kaisaa phiraa hai
Miree raah par aasmaan aate aate
PaDaa hai baDaa pech phir dil-lagee men
Tabee'at rukee hai jahaan aate aate
Mire aashiyaan ke to the chaar tinke
Chaman uD gaya aandhiyaan aate aate
Kisee ne Kuch un ko ubhaaraa to hota
Na aate na aate yahaan aate aate
Qayaamat bhee aatee thee hamraah us ke
Magar rah ga.ee ham-inaan aate aate
Banaa hai hamesha ye dil baagh o sahraa
Bahaar aate aate khizaan aate aate
Naheen khel ai 'daagh' yaaron se kah do
Ki aatee hai urdu zabaan aate aate