mauj e Dariya pe chhaa raha hai ye kaun
— Josh Malihabadi
Mauj-e-Dariya pe chhaa raha hai ye kaun
Sej par rasmasaa raha hai ye kaun
Sub.h panghaT pe ho rahee hai tulooa
Rukh se kaakul haTaa raha hai ye kaun
Adh-khulee ankhDiyon ko mal mal kar
Joo-e-pul men nahaa raha hai ye kaun
Bojhal anfaas ke talaatum se
Be-sadaa jhanjhanaa raha hai ye kaun
Aanch goyaa havaa men zer-o-zabar
Niind men sansanaa raha hai ye kaun
Sat.h-e-Dariya pe chaandnee jaise
Chaunk kar muskuraa raha hai ye kaun
KarvaTon ke giraa.e takiyon ko
Kasmasaa kar uThaa raha hai ye kaun
Roo-e-naa-shusta ke dhundalke men
Ras kee boonden giraa raha hai ye kaun
Ek Angdhaai se do-aalam ko
Raagnee men jhulaa raha hai ye kaun
Niind kee rau men sham.a ke maanind
Sub.h ko jhilmilaa raha hai ye kaun
Sharm se champa.ee kalaa.ee men
Sabz chauDee ghumaa raha hai ye kaun
Dair-e-sub.h-e-bahaar kee zanjeer
Rang-e-rukh se hilaa raha hai ye kaun
AnkhDiyaan jald jald jhapkaa kar
Surkh Dore bajaa raha hai ye kaun
Kardgaaraa mire dar-e-dil ko
Sub.h-dam khaTkhaTaa raha hai ye kaun
Tegh dosheezgee ke paanee se
Aag dil men lagaa raha hai ye kaun
Tah-ba-tah kar ke biich kee unglee
Band muTThee bajaa raha hai ye kaun
Zer-e-dandaan dabaa ke surkh angusht
Umr apnee bataa raha hai ye kaun
Jo bahut duur jaa chukaa thaa use
Paas apne bulaa raha hai ye kaun
Ahd-e-sheb-o-shabaab ke maabain
Faaslon ko haTaa raha hai ye kaun
Gul paDaa hai jo ek muddat se
Us diye ko jalaa raha hai ye kaun
So chukee hai jo ik zamaane se
Is khalish ko jagaa raha hai ye kaun
Meree sehat se bad-maza ho kar
Rog dil ko lagaa raha hai ye kaun
Ek muddat se jo mufakkir hai
Us ko mutrib banaa raha hai ye kaun
Mujh se maghroor-o-bad-dimaagh kaa sar
Apne dar par jhukaa raha hai ye kaun
Koree aankhon ke taaza ashkon se
Ik nayaa gul khilaa raha hai ye kaun
Soz-e-pinhaan men Dhaal kar mukhDaa
Saaz mere hilaa raha hai ye kaun
Aql ke qasr-e-be-niyaazee par
Naaz ke ghan chalaa raha hai ye kaun
Meree daanish-varee ke lohe ko
Taab-e-rukh se galaa raha hai ye kaun
Mujh men ik guuna be-rukhee paa kar
Khud-kushee se Daraa raha hai ye kaun
'josh' mere khanDar ko az-sar-e-nau
Raajdhaanee banaa raha hai ye kaun