ik lafz e mohabbat kaa adnaa ye fasaanaa hai
— Jigar Moradabadi
Ik lafz-e-mohabbat kaa adnaa ye fasaanaa hai
SimTe to dil-e-aashiq phaile to zamaanaa hai
Ye kis kaa tasavvur hai ye kis kaa fasaanaa hai
Jo ashk hai aankhon men tasbeeh kaa daanaa hai
Dil sang-e-malaamat kaa har-chand nishaanaa hai
Dil phir bhee miraa dil hai dil hee to zamaanaa hai
Ham ishq ke maaron kaa itnaa hee fasaanaa hai
Rone ko nahin koi hansne ko zamaanaa hai
Wo aur wafa-dushman maanenge na maanaa hai
Sab dil kee sharaarat hai aankhon kaa bahaanaa hai
Shaa.ir hoon main shaa.ir hoon meraa hee zamaanaa hai
Fitrat miraa aa.eenaa qudrat miraa shaanaa hai
Jo un pe guzartee hai kis ne use jaanaa hai
Apnee hee museebat hai apna hee fasaanaa hai
Kya husn ne samjhaa hai kya ishq ne jaanaa hai
Ham khaak-nasheenon kee Thokar men zamaanaa hai
Aaghaaz-e-mohabbat hai aanaa hai na jaanaa hai
Ashkon kee hukoomat hai aahon kaa zamaanaa hai
Aankhon men namee see hai chup chup se wo baiThe hain
Naazuk see nigaahon men naazuk saa fasaanaa hai
Ham dard-ba-dil naalaan wo dast-ba-dil hairaan
Ai ishq to kya zaalim teraa hee zamaanaa hai
Yaa wo the khafaa ham se yaa ham hain khafaa un se
Kal un kaa zamaana thaa aaj apna zamaanaa hai
Ai ishq-e-junoon-pesha haan ishq-e-junoon-pesha
Aaj ek sitamgar ko hans hans ke rulaanaa hai
ThoDee see ijaazat bhee ai bazm-gah-e-hastee
Aa nikle hain dam-bhar ko ronaa hai rulaanaa hai
Ye ishq nahin aasaan itnaa hee samajh liije
Ik aag kaa Dariya hai aur Doob ke jaanaa hai
Khud husn-o-shabaab un kaa kya kam hai raqeeb apna
Jab dekhiye ab wo hain aa.eena hai shaanaa hai
Tasveer ke do rukh hain jaan aur gham-e-jaanaan
Ik naqsh chhupaanaa hai ik naqsh dikhaanaa hai
Ye husn-o-jamaal un kaa ye ishq-o-shabaab apna
Jiine kee tamannaa hai marne kaa zamaanaa hai
Mujh ko isee dhun men hai har lahza basar karnaa
Ab aa.e wo ab aa.e laazim unhen aanaa hai
Khuddaaree-o-mahroomee mahroomee-o-khuddaaree
Ab dil ko khuda rakkhe ab dil kaa zamaanaa hai
Ashkon ke tabassum men aahon ke tarannum men
Ma.asoom mohabbat kaa ma.asoom fasaanaa hai
Aansoo to bahut se hain aankhon men 'jigar' lekin
Bandh jaa.e so motee hai rah jaa.e so daanaa hai