kal chaudhviin ki raat thii shab bhar raha charchaa tiraa
— Ibn E Insha
Kal chaudhveen kee raat thee shab bhar raha charchaa tiraa
Kuchh ne kahaa ye chaand hai kuchh ne kahaa chehraa tiraa
Ham bhee vaheen maujood the ham se bhee sab poochhaa kiye
Ham hans diye ham chup rahe manzoor thaa parda tiraa
Is shahr men kis se milen ham se to chhooTeen mahfilen
Har shakhs teraa naam le har shakhs deevaanaa tiraa
Kooche ko tere chhoD kar jogee hee ban jaa.en magar
Jangal tire parbat tire bastee tiree sahraa tiraa
Ham aur rasm-e-bandagee aashuftagee uftaadgee
Ehsaan hai kya kya tiraa ai husn-e-be-parvaa tiraa
Do ashk jaane kis liye palkon pe aa kar Tik ga.e
Altaaf kee baarish tiree ikraam kaa dariyaa tiraa
Ai be-daregh o be-amaan ham ne kabhee kee hai fughaan
Ham ko tiree vahshat sahee ham ko sahee sauda tiraa
Ham par ye sakhtee kee nazar ham hain faqeer-e-rehguzar
Rasta kabhee rokaa tiraa daaman kabhee thaamaa tiraa
Haan haan tiree soorat haseen lekin too aisa bhee naheen
Ik shakhs ke ash.aar se shohra huaa kya kya tiraa
Bedard sunnee ho to chal kahtaa hai kya achchhee ghazal
Aashiq tiraa rusvaa tiraa shaa.ir tiraa 'inshaa' tiraa