sitam hi karnaa jafaa hi karnaa nigaah e ulfat kabhi na karnaa
— Dagh Dehlvi
Sitam hee karnaa jafaa hee karnaa nigaah-e-ulfat kabhee na karnaa
Tumhen qasam hai hamaare sar kee hamaare haq men kamee na karnaa
Hamaaree mayyat pe tum jo aanaa to chaar aansoo bahaa ke jaanaa
Zaraa rahe paas-e-aabroo bhee kaheen hamaaree hansee na karnaa
Kahaan kaa aanaa kahaan kaa jaanaa wo jaante hee naheen ye rasmen
Vahaan hai va.ade kee bhee ye soorat kabhee to karnaa kabhee na karnaa
Liye to chalte hain hazrat-e-dil tumhen bhee us anjuman men lekin
Hamaare pahloo men baith kar tum hameen se pahloo-tahee na karnaa
Naheen hai kuchh qatl un kaa aasaan ye sakht-jaan hain bure balaa ke
Qazaa ko pahle shareek karnaa ye kaam apnee khushee na karnaa
Halaak andaaz-e-vasl karnaa ki parda rah jaa.e kuchh hamaaraa
Gham-e-judaa.ee men khaak kar ke kaheen adoo kee khushee na karnaa
Miree to hai baat zahr un ko wo un ke matlab hee kee na kyuun ho
Ki un se jo iltijaa se kahnaa ghazab hai un ko vahee na karnaa
Huaa agar shauq aa.ine se to rukh rahe raastee kee jaanib
Misaal-e-aariz safaa.ee rakhnaa ba-rang-e-kaakul kajee na karnaa
Wo hee hamaaraa tareeq-e-ulfat ki dushmanon se bhee mil ke chalnaa
Ye ek sheva tiraa sitamgar ki dost se dostee na karnaa
Ham ek rasta galee kaa us kee dikhaa ke dil ko hue pashemaan
Ye hazrat-e-khizr ko jataa do kisee kee tum rahbaree na karnaa
Bayaan-e-dard-e-firaaq kaisaa ki hai vahaan apnee ye haqeeqat
Jo baat karnee to naala karnaa naheen to wo bhee kabhee na karnaa
Madaar hai naaseho tumheen par tamaam ab us kee munsifee kaa
Zaraa to kahnaa khuda-lagee bhee faqat sukhan-parvaree na karnaa
Buree hai ai 'daagh' raah-e-ulfat khuda na le jaa.e aise raste
Jo apnee tum khair chaahte ho to bhuul kar dil-lagee na karnaa