dast e pur Khoon ko kaf e dast e nigaaraan samjhe
— Majrooh Sultanpuri
Dast-e-pur-khoon ko kaf-e-dast-e-nigaaraan samjhe
Qatl-gah thee jise ham mahfil-e-yaaraan samjhe
Kuch bhee daaman men naheen khaar-e-malaamat ke sivaa
Ai junoon ham bhee kise koo-e-bahaaraan samjhe
TuuTe dhaage hee se karte hain rafoo chaak-e-jigar
Kaun bechaargee-e-seena-figaaraan samjhe
Haan wo bedard to begaana hee achchhaa yaaro
Jo na tauqeer-e-gham-e-dard-gusaaraan samjhe
Khanda-zan us pe rahe halqa-e-zanjeer-e-junoon
Jo na Kuch manzilat-e-silsila-daaraan samjhe
Aaj se ham ne bhee zakhmon ko tabassum jaanaa
Razm ko bazm-gah-e-laala-ezaaraan samjhe
ToD den ham jo na talvaar to kahiye 'majrooh'
Tegh-zan kya hunar-e-zakhm-shi.aaraan samjhe