adaa e tuul e sukhan kya wo ikhtiyaar kare
— Majrooh Sultanpuri
Adaa-e-tool-e-sukhan kya wo ikhtiyaar kare
Jo arz-e-haal ba-tarz-e-nigaah-e-yaar kare
Bahut hee talkh-navaa hoon magar azeez-e-vatan
Main kya karoon jo tiraa dard be-qaraar kare
Qadam ko faiz-e-junoon se wo hausla hai naseeb
Jo khaar-e-raah ko bhee sham-e-rahguzaar kare
Jagaa.en ham-safaron ko uThaa.en parcham-e-shauq
Na jaane kab ho sahar kaun intizaar kare
Misaal miltee hai kitnon kee us divaane se
Chaman se duur jo baiThaa gham-e-bahaar kare
Dayaar-e-jaur men rasta hai ik yahee varna
Kise pasand hai ai dil ki sair-daar kare
Khuda kare gham-e-geetee kaa pech-o-taab ai dost
Kuch aur bhee tiree zulfon ko taabdaar kare
Sitam ki tegh-e-qalam den use jo ai 'majrooh'
Ghazal ko qatl kare naghme ko shikaar kare