dost kya khud ko bhi pursish ki ijaazat nahin dii
— Iftikhar Arif
Dost kya khud ko bhee pursish kee ijaazat nahin dee
Dil ko Khoon hone diyaa aankh ko zahmat nahin dee
Ham bhee us silsila-e-ishq men bai.at hain jise
Hijr ne dukh na diyaa vasl ne raahat nahin dee
Ham bhee ik shaam bahut uljhe hue the khud men
Ek shaam us ko bhee haalaat ne mohlat nahin dee
Aajizee bakhshee ga.ee tamkanat-e-faqr ke saath
Dene vaale ne hamen kaun see daulat nahin dee
Bevafaa dost kabhi lauT ke aa.e to unhen
Ham ne iz.haar-e-nadaamat kee aziyyat nahin dee
Dil kabhi khvaab ke peechhe kabhi Dunya kee taraf
Ek ne ajr diyaa ek ne ujrat nahin dee
Dost kya KHud ko bhi pursish ki ijazat nahin di
Dil ko KHun hone diya aankh ko zahmat nahin di
Hum bhi us silsila-e-ishq mein baiat hain jise
Hijr ne dukh na diya wasl ne rahat nahin di
Hum bhi ek sham bahut uljhe hue the KHud mein
Ek sham us ko bhi haalat ne mohlat nahin di
Aajizi baKHshi gai tamkanat-e-faqr ke sath
Dene wale ne hamein kaun si daulat nahin di
Bewafa dost kabhi lauT ke aae to unhen
Hum ne izhaar-e-nadamat ki aziyyat nahin di
Dil kabhi KHwab ke pichhe kabhi duniya ki taraf
Ek ne ajr diya ek ne ujrat nahin di