jaan kar kahtaa hai ham se apne jaane ki khabar
— Hasrat Azimabadi
Jaan kar kahtaa hai ham se apne jaane kee khabar
Jee Dubaa detee hai meraa ye bahaane kee khabar
Is chaman men kaun hai dil-soz apna tujh sivaa
Rakhiyo Tuk ai barq mere aashiyaane kee khabar
Poochhtaa niin apne kooche men too meraa haal haa.e
Le thee lailaa dasht men apne divaane kee khabar
Hain qafas men jab se ham us sang-dil sayyaad ke
Ashk hee letaa hai meraa aab-o-daane kee khabar
Ham na jaanen kis taraf ka.aba hai aur keedhar hai dair
Ek rahtee hai yahee us dar pe jaane kee khabar
Har gul-e-daagh-e-junoon par aur hai Kuch aab-o-rang
Pher hai gulshan men goyaa gul ke aane kee khabar
Aaj siine men mire dil hai nipaT hee be-qaraar
De hai 'hasrat' ghair ke ghar us ke jaane kee khabar