is baat ki nahin hai koi intihaa na puuchh
— Josh Malihabadi
Is baat kee naheen hai koee intihaa na poochh
Ai mudda.aa-e-khalq miraa mudda.aa na poochh
Kya kah ke phuul bantee hain kaliyaan gulaab kee
Ye raaz mujh se bulbul-e-sheereen-navaa na poochh
Jitne gadaa-navaaz the kab ke guzar chuke
Ab kyuun bichhaa.e baiThe hain ham boriyaa na poochh
Pesh-e-nazar hai past-o-buland-e-rah-e-junoon
Ham be-khudon se qissa-e-arz-o-samaa na poochh
Sumbul se vaasta na chaman se munaasibat
Is zulf-e-mushk-baar kaa haal ai sabaa na poochh
Sad mahfil-e-nashaat hai ik sher-e-dil-nasheen
Is barbat-e-sukhan men hai kis kee sadaa na poochh
Kar rahm mere jeb o garebaan pe ham-nafas
Chaltee hai koo-e-yaar men kyoonkar havaa na poochh
Rahtaa naheen hai dahr men jab koee aasraa
Us vaqt aadmee pe guzartee hai kya na poochh
Har saans men hai chashma-e-haivaan-o-salsabeel
Phir bhee main tishna-kaam hoon ye maajraa na poochh
Banda tire vajood kaa munkir naheen magar
Dunya ne kya diye hain sabaq ai khuda na poochh
Kyuun 'josh' raaz-e-dost kee kartaa hai justujoo
Kah do koee ki shaah kaa haal ai gadaa na poochh