mohabbat kyaa badhii hai vahm baaham badhte jaate hain
— Hafeez Jaunpuri
Mohabbat kyaa baDhee hai vahm baaham baDhte jaate hain
Ham un ko aazmaate hain vo ham ko aazmaate hain
Na ghaTtee shaan-e-maashooqee jo aa jaate ayaadat ko
Bure vaqton men achchhe log aksar kaam aate hain
Jo ham kahte naheen munh se to ye apnee muravvat hai
Churaanaa dil kaa zaahir hai ki vo aankhen churaate hain
Samaan us bazm kaa barson hee guzraa hai nigaahon se
Kab aise-vaise jalse apnee aankhon men samaate hain
Kahaan tak imtihaan kab tak mohabbat aazmaaoge
Unheen baaton se dil ahl-e-vafaa ke chhooT jaate hain
Khumaar aankhon men baaqee hai abhee tak bazm-e-dushman kaa
Tasadduq us DhiTaa.ee ke nazar ham se milaate hain
Dil ik jins-e-giraan-maaya hai lekin aankh vaalon men
Ye dekhen husn vaale is kee qeemat kyaa lagaate hain
Kisee ke sar kee aafat ho hamaare sar hee aatee hai
Kisee kaa dil koee taake magar ham choT khaate hain
Ga.e vo din ki naame chaak hote the 'hafeez' apne
Haseen ab to miree tahreer aankhon se lagaate hain