dil men kya kya havas e diid badhaaii na gaii
— Hasrat Mohani
Dil men kya kya havas-e-deed baDhaa.ee na ga.ee
Roo-ba-roo un ke magar aankh uThaa.ee na ga.ee
Ham razaa-sheva hain taaveel-e-sitam khud kar len
Kya huaa un se agar baat banaa.ee na ga.ee
Ye bhee aadaab-e-mohabbat ne gavaaraa na kiyaa
Un kee tasveer bhee aankhon se lagaa.ee na ga.ee
Aah wo aankh jo har samt rahi saa.iqa-paash
Wo jo mujh se kisee unvaan milaa.ee na ga.ee
Ham se poochhaa na gaya naam-o-nishaan bhee un kaa
Justujoo kee koi tamheed uThaa.ee na ga.ee
Dil ko thaa hausla-e-arz-e-tamannaa so unhen
Sarguzisht-e-shab-e-hijraan bhee sunaa.ee na ga.ee
Gham-e-dooree ne kashaakash to bahut kee lekin
Yaad un kee dil-e-'hasrat' se bhulaa.ee na ga.ee