apne men jo ab bhuule se kabhi raahat kaa taqaazaa paataa hai
— Josh Malihabadi
Apne men jo ab bhoole se kabhi raahat kaa taqaazaa paataa hai
Haalaat pe mere kar ke nazar dil mujh se bahut sharmaataa hai
Uljhan men yakaayak hotee hai dam ruktaa hai dil bhar aataa hai
Jab koi tasallee deta hai Kuch aur bhee jee ghabraataa hai
Aaraam sarakne vaalaa hai kis shai pe ye gharra hai tujh ko
Dunya ye badalne vaalee hai kis chiiz pe too itraataa hai
Elaan sahar ko hota hai yuun husn kee shaahanshaahee kaa
Gardoon pe sunahraa ik parcham mashriq kee taraf lahraataa hai
Andaaz-o-adaa se ai Dunya too laakh sanvar kar saamne aa
Ye 'josh' faqeer aazaad-manash jab dhyaan men tujh ko laataa hai