subh baaliin pe ye kahtaa huaa gam khvaar aayaa
— Josh Malihabadi
Sub.h baaleen pe ye kahtaa huaa gham-khvaar aayaa
UTh ki fariyaad-ras-e-aashiq-e-beemaar aayaa
Bakht-e-khvaabeeda gaya zulmat-e-shab ke hamraah
Sub.h kaa nuur liye daulat-e-bedaar aayaa
Khair se baagh men phir ghuncha-e-gul-rang khilaa
Shukr hai daur men phir saaghar-e-sarshaar aayaa
Jhuum ai tishna-e-gul-baang nigaar-e-ishrat
Ki lab-e-yaar liye chashma-e-guftaar aayaa
Shukr-e-eezad ki wo sarkhail-e-maseehaa-nafsaan
Zulf bar-dosh pai-e-pursish-e-beemaar aayaa
Rukhsat ai shikva-e-qismat ki sar-e-bazm-e-nashaat
Naasikh-e-mas.ala-e-andak-o-bisyaar aayaa
Lillaahil-hamd ki gulzaar men hangaam-e-subooh
Hukm-e-aazaadi-e-murghaan-e-giraftaar aayaa
Ghuncha-e-basta chaTak jaag uThee mauj-e-sabaa
Shola-e-husn bhaDak misr kaa baazaar aayaa
Khush ho ai ishq ki phir husn huaa maa.il-e-naaz
Muzhda ai jins-e-mohabbat ki khareedaar aayaa
Ai nazar shukr bajaa laa ki khulee zulf-e-daraaz
Ai sadaf aankh uThaa abr-e-guhar-baar aayaa
Baadbaan naaz se lahraa ke chalee baad-e-muraad
Kaarvaan iid manaa qaafila-saalaar aayaa
Khush ho ai gosh ki jibreel-e-tarannum chahkaa
Muzhda ai chashm ki paighambar-e-anvaar aayaa
Khush ho ai peer-e-mughaan 'josh' huaa naghma-farosh
Muzhda ai dukhtar-e-raz rind-e-qadah-khvaar aayaa