jis sar ko guruur aaj hai yaan taaj varii kaa
— Meer Taqi Meer
Jis sar ko ghuroor aaj hai yaan taaj-varee kaa
Kal us pe yaheen shor hai phir nauhagaree kaa
Sharminda tire rukh se hai rukhsaar paree kaa
Chaltaa nahin Kuch aage tire kabk-e-daree kaa
Aafaaq kee manzil se gaya kaun salaamat
Asbaab luTaa raah men yaan har safaree kaa
Zindaan men bhee shorish na ga.ee apne junoon kee
Ab sang mudaavaa hai is aashufta-saree kaa
Har zakhm-e-jigar daavar-e-mahshar se hamaaraa
Insaaf-talab hai tiree bedaad-garee kaa
Apnee to jahaan aankh laDee phir vaheen dekho
Aa.eene ko lapkaa hai pareshaan-nazaree kaa
Sad mausam-e-gul ham ko tah-e-baal hee guzre
Maqdoor na dekhaa kabhoo be-baal-o-paree kaa
Is rang se jhamke hai palak par ki kahe too
TukDaa hai miraa ashk aqeeq-e-jigaree kaa
Kal sair kiyaa ham ne samundar ko bhee jaa kar
Thaa dast-e-nigar panja-e-mizhgaan kee taree kaa
Le saans bhee aahista ki naazuk hai bahut kaam
Aafaaq kee is kaargah-e-sheeshagaree kaa
Tuk 'meer'-e-jigar-sokhta kee jald khabar le
Kya yaar bharosaa hai charaagh-e-saharee kaa