ham ahl e gam bhi rakhte hain jaaduu bayaaniyaan
— Khalilur Rahman Azmi
Ham ahl-e-gham bhee rakhte hain jaadoo-bayaaniyaan
Ye aur baat hai ki suneen lan-taraaniyaan
Sharminda kar na mujh ko miraa haal poochh kar
Le de ke rah ga.ee hain yahee be-zabaaniyaan
Kam kya thaa ham faqeeron ko aashob-e-rozgaar
Kyuun yaad aa rahee hain tiree mehrbaaniyaan
Daaman ke chaak chaak men hai mausam-e-bahaar
Aao ki khoon-e-dil se karen guf-fishaaniyaan
Ahl-e-zamaana tum bhee baDe vaqt par mile
Kuch baar ho chalee thiin miree shaadmaaniyaan
Tum ne bhulaa diyaa to na.ee baat kya huee
Rahtee hain yaad kis ko wafa kee kahaaniyaan
Jee khol kar luTaa.enge ab teree raah men
Tere balaa-kashon ko milee hain javaaniyaan
Rakh lo ki zindagee men kabhi kaam aa.engee
Deevaangaan-e-ishq kee bhee Kuch nishaaniyaan