ishq e laa mahduud jab tak rahnumaa hota nahin
— Jigar Moradabadi
Ishq-e-laa-mahdood jab tak rahnumaa hota naheen
Zindagee se zindagee kaa haq adaa hota naheen
Be-karaan hota naheen be-intihaa hota naheen
Qatra jab tak baDh ke qulzum-aashnaa hota naheen
Us se baDh kar dost koee doosraa hota naheen
Sab judaa ho jaa.en lekin gham judaa hota naheen
Zindagee ik haadsa hai aur kaisaa haadsa
Maut se bhee khatm jis kaa silsila hota naheen
Kaun ye naaseh ko samjhaa.e ba-tarz-e-dil-nasheen
Ishq saadiq ho to gham bhee be-mazaa hota naheen
Dard se maamoor hotee jaa rahee hai kaa.enaat
Ik dil-e-insaan magar dard-aashnaa hota naheen
Mere arz-e-gham pe wo kahnaa kisee kaa haa.e haa.e
Shikva-e-gham sheva-e-ahl-e-wafa hota naheen
Us maqaam-e-qarb tak ab ishq pahunchaa hee jahaan
Deeda-o-dil kaa bhee aksar vaastaa hota naheen
Har qadam ke saath manzil lekin is kaa kya ilaaj
Ishq hee kam-bakht manzil-aashnaa hota naheen
Allaah allaah ye kamaal aur irtibaat-e-husn-o-ishq
Faasle hon laakh dil se dil judaa hota naheen
Kya qayaamat hai ki is daur-e-taraqqee men 'jigar'
Aadmee se aadmee kaa haq adaa hota naheen