hairat hai aah e subh ko saarii fazaa sune
— Josh Malihabadi
Hairat hai aah-e-sub.h ko saaree fazaa sune
Lekin zameen pe but na falak par khuda sune
Fariyaad-e-andaleeb se kaanpe tamaam baagh
Lekin na gul na ghuncha na baad-e-sabaa sune
Khud apnee hee sadaaon se goonje hue hain kaan
Koee kisee kee baat sune bhee to kya sune
Ye bhee ajab tilism hai ai shorish-e-hayaat
Dard-aashnaa kee baat na dard-aashnaa sune
Shaahon ke dil to sang hain shaahon kaa zikr kya
Ye bhee naheen ki haal gadaa kaa gadaa sune
Aalam hai ye ki gosh-e-bashar tak hai be-niyaaz
Honaa thaa ye ki banda kahe aur khuda sune
Sunte bhee hain jo log to yuun daastaan-e-gham
Jaise yazeed saaneha-e-karbalaa sune
Haan ai khuda-e-arsh-e-bareen o butaan-e-farsh
Tum men se ho koee to miraa maajraa sune
Pashmeena-posh raah-nasheenon kee iltijaa
Shaayad kabhee wo shaahid-e-atlash-qabaa sune
Ham naadir o yazeed na hajjaaj hain na shimr
Allaah aur 'josh' hamaaree duaa sune