chaman hai maqtal e nagma ab aur kya kahiye
— Majrooh Sultanpuri
Chaman hai maqtal-e-naghma ab aur kya kahiye
Bas ik sukoot kaa aalam jise navaa kahiye
Aseer-e-band-e-zamaana hoon saahabaan-e-chaman
Miree taraf se gulon ko bahut duaa kahiye
Yahee hai jee men ki wo rafta-e-taghaaful o naaz
Kaheen mile to vahee qissa-e-wafa kahiye
Use bhee kyuun na phir apne dil-e-zaboon kee tarah
Kharaab-e-kaakul o aavaara-e-adaa kahiye
Ye koo-e-yaar ye zindaan ye farsh-e-mai-khaana
Inhen ham ahl-e-tamannaa ke naqsh-e-paa kahiye
Wo ek baat hai kahiye tuloo-e-sub.h-e-nashaat
Ki taabish-e-badan o shola-e-hinaa kahiye
Wo ek harf hai kahiye use hikaayat-e-zulf
Ki shikva-e-rasan o bandish-e-balaa kahiye
Rahe na aankh to kyuun dekhiye sitam kee taraf
KaTe zabaan to kyuun harf-e-naa-ravaa kahiye
Pukaariye kaf-e-qaatil ko ab muaalij-e-dil
BaDhe jo naakhun-e-khanjar girah-kushaa kahiye
PaDe jo sang to kahiye use nivaala-e-zar
Lage jo zakhm badan par use qabaa kahiye
Fasaana jabr kaa yaaron kee tarah kyuun 'majrooh'
Maza to jab hai ki jo kahiye barmalaa kahiye