soz e gam de ke mujhe us ne ye irshaad kiyaa
— Josh Malihabadi
Soz-e-gham de ke mujhe us ne ye irshaad kiyaa
Jaa tujhe kashmakash-e-dahr se aazaad kiyaa
Wo karen bhee to kin alfaaz men teraa shikva
Jin ko teree nigah-e-lutf ne barbaad kiyaa
Dil kee choTon ne kabhi chain se rehne na diyaa
Jab chalee sard havaa main ne tujhe yaad kiyaa
Ai main sau jaan se is tarz-e-takallum ke nisaar
Phir to farmaa.iye kya aap ne irshaad kiyaa
Is kaa ronaa nahin kyuun tum ne kiyaa dil barbaad
Is kaa gham hai ki bahut der men barbaad kiyaa
Itnaa maanoos hoon fitrat se kalee jab chaTkee
Jhuk ke main ne ye kahaa mujh se Kuch irshaad kiyaa
Meree har saans hai is baat kee shaahid ai maut
Main ne har lutf ke mauqe pe tujhe yaad kiyaa
Mujh ko to hosh nahin tum ko khabar ho shaayad
Log kahte hain ki tum ne mujhe barbaad kiyaa
Kuch nahin is ke sivaa 'josh' hareefon kaa kalaam
Vasl ne shaad kiyaa hijr ne naashaad kiyaa