hai mashq e sukhan jaarii chakkii ki mashaqqat bhi
— Hasrat Mohani
Hai mashq-e-sukhan jaaree chakkee kee mashaqqat bhee
Ik turfa tamaashaa hai 'hasrat' kee tabee'at bhee
Jo chaaho sazaa de lo tum aur bhee khul khelo
Par ham se qasam le lo kee ho jo shikaayat bhee
Dushvaar hai rindon par inkaar-e-karam yaksar
Ai saaqi-e-jaan-parvar kuch lutf-o-'inaayat bhee
Dil bas-ki hai deevaana us husn-e-gulaabee kaa
Rangeen hai usee roo se shaayad gham-e-furqat bhee
Khud 'ishq kee gustaakhee sab tujh ko sikhaa degee
Ai husn-e-hayaa-parvar shokhee bhee sharaarat bhee
Barsaat ke aate hee tauba na rahi baaqee
Baadal jo nazar aa.e badlee meree neeyat bhee
'ushshaaq ke dil naazuk us shokh kee khoo naazuk
Naazuk isee nisbat se hai kaar-e-mohabbat bhee
Rakhte hain mire dil par kyuun tohmat-e-betaabee
Yaan naala-e-muztar kee jab mujh men ho quvvat bhee
Ai shauq kee bebaakee wo kya teree khwaish thee
Jis par unhen ghussa hai inkaar bhee hairat bhee
Har-chand hai dil shaidaa hurriyat-e-kaamil kaa
Manzoor-e-duaa lekin hai qaid-e-mohabbat bhee
Hain 'shaad' o 'safee' shaa'ir yaa 'shauq' o 'wafa' 'hasrat'
Phir 'zaamin' o 'mahshar' hain 'iqbaal' bhee 'vahshat' bhee