duur andesh mariizon ki ye aadat dekhii
— Josh Malihabadi
Door-andesh mareezon kee ye aadat dekhee
Har taraf dekh liyaa jab tiree soorat dekhee
Aa.e aur ik nigah-e-khaas se phir dekh ga.e
Jabki aate hue beemaar men taaqat dekhee
Quvvaten zabt kee har chand sambhaale thiin mujhe
Phir bhee Darte hue main ne tiree soorat dekhee
Mahfil-e-hashr men ye kaun hai meer-e-majlis
Ye to ham ne koi dekhee huee soorat dekhee
Sab ye kahte hain use ab koi aazaar nahin
Kyuun sitamgaar mire zabt kee quvvat dekhee
Sone vaalon pe na chamkaa kabhi noor-e-saharee
Rone vaalon hee ke chehron pe sabaahat dekhee
Is qadar yaas bhee hotee hai kaheen Dunya men
Ro diye ham jo tiree chashm-e-inaayat dekhee
Mujh ko ta.aleem se fursat hee kahaan ai 'shabbeer'
Kah liyaa sher koi jab kabhi fursat dekhee