gar ishq se vaaqif mare mahbuub na hota
— Hasrat Azimabadi
Gar ishq se vaaqif mare mahboob na hota
Hota na main mahjoor wo mahjoob na hota
Aafat-talab apne jo dil o diida na hote
Taalib main tiraa too miraa matloob na hota
Meree see tarah ishq se hota kabhi betaab
E.ajaaz-numaa sabr kaa ayyoob na hota
Naame kaa mire ye thaa javaab ai mah-e-nau-khat
Ye qaa.eda-e-qaasid-o-maktoob na hota
Targheeb-e-wafa karnaa tujhe mujh pe ravaa thaa
Gar sheva jafaa kaa tiraa marghoob na hota
'hasrat' na agar us kaa qad o zulf banaate
Dunya men kaheen fitna-o-aashob na hota