khuu samajh men nahin aatii tire diivaanon ki
— Hasrat Mohani
Khoo samajh men nahin aatee tire deevaanon kee
Daamanon kee na khabar hai na girebaanon kee
Jalva-e-saaghar-o-meenaa hai jo ham-rang-e-bahaar
Raunaqen turfa taraqqee pe hain mai-khaanon kee
Har taraf be-khudee o be-khabaree kee hai numood
Qaabil-e-deed hai Dunya tire hairaanon kee
Sahl is se to yahee hai ki sambhaalen dil ko
Minnaten kaun kare aap ke darbaanon kee
Aankh vaale tiree soorat pe miTe jaate hain
Sham-e-mahfil kee taraf bhiiD hai parvaanon kee
Ai jafaakaar tire ahd se pahle to na thee
Kasrat is darja mohabbat ke pasheemaanon kee
Raaz-e-gham se hamen aagaah kiyaa khuub kiyaa
Kuch nihaayat hee nahin aap ke ehsaanon kee
Dushman-e-ahl-e-muravvat hai wo begaana-e-uns
Shakl pariyon kee hai khoo bhee nahin insaanon kee
Hamrah-e-ghair mubaarak unhen gul-gasht-e-chaman
Sair ham ko bhee mayassar hai bayaabaanon kee
Ik bakheDaa hai nazar men sar-o-saamaan-e-vajood
Ab ye haalat hai tire sokhta-saamaanon kee
Faiz-e-saaqee kee ajab dhuum hai mai-khaanon men
Har taraf mai kee talab maang hai paimaanon kee
Aashiqon hee kaa jigar hai ki hain khursand-e-jafaa
Kaafiron kee hai ye himmat na musalmaanon kee
Yaad phir taaza huee haal se tere 'hasrat'
Qais o farhaad ke guzre hue afsaanon kee