khud ba khud aankh badal kar ye savaal achchhaa hai
— Hafeez Jaunpuri
Khud-ba-khud aankh badal kar ye savaal achchhaa hai
Roz kab tak koee poochhaa kare haal achchhaa hai
Hijr men aish-e-guzishta kaa khayaal achchhaa hai
Ho jhalak jis men khushee kee vo ma.aal achchhaa hai
Daagh behtar hai vahee ho jo dil-e-aashiq men
Jaur hai aariz-e-khoobaan pe vo khaal achchhaa hai
Dekh un khaak ke putlon kee adaa.en zaahid
Un se kis baat men hooron kaa jamaal achchhaa hai
Keejiye aur bhee shikve ki miTe dil kaa ghubaar
Baaton baaton men nikal jaa.e malaal achchhaa hai
Tandurustee se to behtar thee miree beemaaree
Vo kabhee poochh to lete the ki haal achchhaa hai
Jo nigaahon men samaa jaa.e vo soorat achchhee
Jo khareedaar ko jach jaa.e vo maal achchhaa hai
Chaaragar ko mire ye bhee naheen tam.eez abhee
Kaun saa haal buraa kaun saa haal achchhaa hai
De khudaa zar to koee mai-kada aabaad karen
Achchhe kaamon men jo ho sarf vo maal achchhaa hai
Hans ke kahte hain kabhee haath se uDne kaa naheen
Taa.ir-e-rang-e-hinaa be-par-o-baal achchhaa hai
Jo na nikle kabhee dil se vo tamannaa achchhee
Jo na aa.e kabhee lab tak vo savaal achchhaa hai
Hasrat aatee hai hamen haal par apne kyaa kyaa
Sunte hain jab kisee beemaar kaa haal achchhaa hai
Huur ke zikr par aa.eena uThaa kar dekhaa
Us se eemaan hai ki meraa hee jamaal achchhaa hai
Aarzoo meree na puuree ho koee baat hai ye
Kaash itnaa vo samajh len ki savaal achchhaa hai
Muft miltaa hai kharaabaat men har mai-kash ko
Tharraa piine ke liye jaam-e-sifaal achchhaa hai
SainkaDon barq-jamaalon kaa guzar hotaa hai
Toor-e-seenaa se miraa baam-e-khayaal achchhaa hai
Huun gadaa-e-dar-e-mai-khaana takalluf se baree
TooTaa-phooTaa ye meraa jaam-e-sifaal achchhaa hai
Haal sunte naheen be-khud hain ye masjid vaale
Un se kuchh mai-kade vaalon hee kaa haal achchhaa hai
Daf.atan tark-e-mohabbat men zarar hai jee kaa
Rafta rafta jo miTe dil se khayaal achchhaa hai
Ab ke har shahr men phailaa hai jo taa.oon 'hafeez'
Marne vaalon ko khushee hai ki ye saal achchhaa hai