ahl e tuufaan aao dil vaalon kaa afsaana kahen
— Majrooh Sultanpuri
Ahl-e-toofaan aao dil-vaalon kaa afsaana kahen
Mauj ko gesoo bhanvar ko chashm-e-jaanaana kahen
Daar par chaDh kar lagaa.en naara-e-zulf-e-sanam
Sab hamen baa-hosh samjhen chaahe deevaana kahen
Yaar-e-nukta-daan kidhar hai phir chalen us ke huzoor
Zindagee ko dil kahen aur dil ko nazraana kahen
Thaamen us but kee kalaa.ee aur kahen is ko junoon
Chuum len munh aur ise andaaz-e-rindaana kahen
Surkhi-e-mai kam thee main ne chhoo liye saaqee ke honT
Sar jhukaa hai jo bhee ab arbaab-e-mai-khaana kahen
Tishnagee hee tishnagee hai kis ko kahiye mai-kada
Lab hee lab ham ne to dekhe kis ko paimaana kahen
Paara-e-dil hai vatan kee sarzameen mushkil ye hai
Shahr ko veeraan yaa is dil ko veeraana kahen
Ai rukh-e-zebaa bataa de aur abhee ham kab talak
Teergee ko sham-e-tanhaa.ee ko parvaana kahen
Aarzoo hee rah ga.ee 'majrooh' kahte ham kabhi
Ik ghazal aisi jise tasveer-e-jaanaana kahen