niyaaz o naaz ke jhagde mitaae jaate hain
— Jigar Moradabadi
Niyaaz o naaz ke jhagDe miTaa.e jaate hain
Ham un men aur wo ham men samaa.e jaate hain
Shuroo-e-raah-e-mohabbat are ma.aaz-allaah
Ye haal hai ki qadam Dagmagaa.e jaate hain
Ye naaz-e-husn to dekho ki dil ko taDpaa kar
Nazar milaate naheen muskuraa.e jaate hain
Mire junoon-e-tamannaa kaa Kuch khayaal naheen
Lajaa.e jaate hain daaman chhuDaa.e jaate hain
Jo dil se uThte hain sho.ale wo rang ban ban kar
Tamaam manzar-e-fitrat pe chhaa.e jaate hain
Main apnee aah ke sadqe ki meree aah men bhee
Tiree nigaah ke andaaz paa.e jaate hain
Ravaan davaan liye jaatee hai aarzoo-e-visaal
Kashaan kashaan tire nazdeek aa.e jaate hain
Kahaan manaazil-e-hastee kahaan ham ahl-e-fanaa
Abhee Kuch aur ye tohmat uThaa.e jaate hain
Miree talab bhee usee ke karam kaa sadqa hai
Qadam ye uThte naheen hain uThaa.e jaate hain
Ilaahee tark-e-mohabbat bhee kya mohabbat hai
Bhulaate hain unhen wo yaad aa.e jaate hain
Sunaa.e the lab-e-nai se kisee ne jo naghme
Lab-e-'jigar' se mukarrar sunaa.e jaate hain