jo samjhaate bhi aa kar vaaiz e barham to kya karte
— Majrooh Sultanpuri
Jo samjhaate bhee aa kar vaa.iz-e-barham to kya karte
Ham is Dunya ke aage us jahaan kaa gham to kya karte
Haram se mai-kade tak manzil-e-yak-umr thee saaqee
Sahaaraa gar na detee laghzish-e-paiham to kya karte
Jo miTTee ko mizaaj-e-gul ataa kar den wo ai vaa.iz
Zameen se duur fikr-e-jannat-e-aadam to kya karte
Savaal un kaa javaab un kaa sukoot un kaa khitaab un kaa
Ham un kee anjuman men sar na karte kham to kya karte
Jahaan 'majrooh' dil ke hausle TooTen nigaahon se
Vahaan karte bhee marg-e-shauq kaa maatam to kya karte