aankhon kaa thaa qusuur na dil kaa qusuur thaa
— Jigar Moradabadi
Aankhon kaa thaa qusoor na dil kaa qusoor thaa
Aayaa jo mere saamne meraa ghuroor thaa
Taareek misl-e-aah jo aankhon kaa nuur thaa
Kya sub.h hee se shaam-e-balaa kaa zuhoor thaa
Wo the na mujh se duur na main un se duur thaa
Aataa na thaa nazar to nazar kaa qusoor thaa
Har vaqt ik khumaar thaa har dam suroor thaa
Botal baghal men thee ki dil-e-naa-suboor thaa
Koee to dardmand-e-dil-e-naa-suboor thaa
Maanaa ki tum na the koee tum saa zaroor thaa
Lagte hee Thes Toot gaya saaz-e-aarzoo
Milte hee aankh sheesha-e-dil chuur chuur thaa
Aisa kahaan bahaar men rangeeniyon kaa josh
Shaamil kisee kaa khoon-e-tamannaa zaroor thaa
Saaqee kee chashm-e-mast kaa kya keejiye bayaan
Itnaa suroor thaa ki mujhe bhee suroor thaa
PalTee jo raaste hee se ai aah-e-naa-muraad
Ye to bataa ki baab-e-asar kitnee duur thaa
Jis dil ko tum ne lutf se apna banaa liyaa
Us dil men ik chhupaa huaa nashtar zaroor thaa
Us chashm-e-mai-farosh se koee na bach sakaa
Sab ko ba-qadr-e-hausla-e-dil suroor thaa
Dekhaa thaa kal 'jigar' ko sar-e-raah-e-mai-kada
Is darja pee gaya thaa ki nashshe men chuur thaa