haal ye hai ki khwaish e pursish e haal bhi nahin
— Jaun Eliya
Haal ye hai ki khwaish-e-pursish-e-haal bhee nahin
Us kaa khayaal bhee nahin apna khayaal bhee nahin
Ai shajar-e-hayaat-e-shauq aisee khizaan-raseedagee
Poshish-e-barg-o-gul to kya jism pe chhaal bhee nahin
Mujh men wo shakhs ho chukaa jis kaa koi hisaab thaa
Suud hai kya ziyaan hai kya is kaa savaal bhee nahin
Mast hain apne haal men dil-zadagaan-o-dil-baraan
Sulh-o-salaam to kujaa bahs-o-jidaal bhee nahin
Too miraa hausla to dekh daad to de ki ab mujhe
Shauq-e-kamaal bhee nahin khauf-e-zavaal bhee nahin
Khema-gaah-e-nigaah ko luuT liyaa gaya hai kya
Aaj ufuq ke dosh par gard kee shaal bhee nahin
Uf ye fazaa-e-ehtiyaat taa kaheen uD na jaa.en ham
Baad-e-junoob bhee nahin baad-e-shimaal bhee nahin
Vaj.h-e-ma'aash-e-be-dilaan yaas hai ab magar kahaan
Us ke varood kaa gumaan farz-e-muhaal bhee nahin
Ghaarat-e-roz-o-shab to dekh vaqt kaa ye ghazab to dekh
Kal to nidhaal bhee thaa main aaj nidhaal bhee nahin
Mere zamaan-o-zaat kaa hai ye mu'aamla ki ab
Sub.h-e-firaaq bhee nahin shaam-e-visaal bhee nahin
Pahle hamaare zehn men husn kee ik misaal thee
Ab to hamaare zehn men koi misaal bhee nahin
Main bhee bahut 'ajeeb hoon itnaa 'ajeeb hoon ki bas
Khud ko tabaah kar liyaa aur malaal bhee nahin