meri haalat dekhiye aur un ki suurat dekhiye
— Josh Malihabadi
Meree haalat dekhiye aur un kee soorat dekhiye
Phir nigaah-e-ghaur se qaanoon-e-qudrat dekhiye
Sair-e-mahtaab-o-kavaakib se tabassum taa-bake
Ro rahi hai wo kisee kee sham-e-turbat dekhiye
Aap ik jalva saraasar main saraapaa ik nazar
Apnee haajat dekhiye meree zaroorat dekhiye
Apne saamaan-e-ta.ayyush se agar fursat mile
Bekason kaa bhee kabhi tarz-e-ma.eeshat dekhiye
Muskuraa kar is tarah aayaa na kiije saamne
Kis qadar kamzor hoon main meree soorat dekhiye
Aap ko laayaa hoon veeraanon men ibrat ke liye
Hazrat-e-dil dekhiye apnee haqeeqat dekhiye
Sirf itne ke liye aankhen hamen bakhshee ga.iin
Dekhiye dunya ke manzar aur ba-ibrat dekhiye
Maut bhee aa.ee to chehre par tabassum hee raha
Zabt par hai kis qadar ham ko bhee qudrat dekhiye
Ye bhee koi baat hai har waqt daulat kaa khayaal
Aadmee hain aap agar to aadmiyat dekhiye
PhuuT niklegaa jabeen se ek chashma husn kaa
Sub.h uTh kar khanda-e-saamaan-e-qudrat dekhiye
Rash.ha-e-shabnam bahaar-e-gul farogh-e-mehr-o-maah
Vaah kya ash.aar hain deevaan-e-fitrat dekhiye
Is se baDh kar aur ibrat kaa sabaq mumkin nahin
Jo nashaat-e-zindagee the un kee turbat dekhiye
Thee khataa un kee magar jab aa ga.e wo saamne
Jhuk ga.iin meree hee aankhen rasm-e-ulfat dekhiye
Khush-numaa yaa bad-numaa ho dahr kee har chiiz men
'josh' kee takh.eel kahtee hai ki nudrat dekhiye