milaa jo mauqaa to rok duungaa jalaal roz e hisaab teraa
— Josh Malihabadi
Milaa jo mauqa.a to rok doongaa 'jalaal' roz-e-hisaab teraa
PaDhoongaa rahmat kaa vo qaseeda ki hans paDegaa itaab teraa
Yahee to hain do sutoon-e-mahkam inheen pe qaa.im hai nazm-e-aalam
Yahee to hai raaz-e-khuld-o-aadam nigaah meree shabaab teraa
Sabaa tasadduq tire nafas par chaman tire pairahan pe qurbaan
Naseem-e-dosheezgee men kaisaa basaa huaa hai shabaab teraa
Tamaam mahfil ke roo-ba-roo go uThaa.een nazren milaa.een aankhen
Samajh sakaa ek bhee na lekin savaal meraa javaab teraa
Hazaar shaakhen adaa se lachkeen huaa na teraa saa loch paidaa
Shafaq ne kitne hee rang badle milaa na rang-e-shabaab teraa
Idhar miraa dil taDap raha hai tiree javaanee kee justujoo men
Udhar mire dil kee aarzoo men machal raha hai shabaab teraa
Karegee donon kaa chaak parda rahegaa donon ko kar ke rusvaa
Ye shorish-e-zauq-e-deed meree ye ehtimaam-e-hijaab teraa
JaDen pahaaDon kee Toot jaateen falak to kya arsh kaanp uThtaa
Agar main dil par na rok letaa tamaam zor-e-shabaab teraa
Bhalaa huaa 'josh' ne haTaayaa nigaah kaa chashm-e-tar se parda
Balaa se jaatee rahen gar aankhen khulaa to band-e-naqaab teraa