pattaa pattaa buutaa buutaa haal hamaaraa jaane hai
— Meer Taqi Meer
Pattaa pattaa buuTaa buuTaa haal hamaaraa jaane hai
Jaane na jaane gul hee na jaane baagh to sara jaane hai
Lagne na de bas ho to us ke gauhar-e-gosh ko baale tak
Us ko falak chashm-e-mah-o-khur kee putlee kaa taaraa jaane hai
Aage us mutakabbir ke ham khuda khuda kiyaa karte hain
Kab maujood khuda ko wo maghroor-e-khud-aaraa jaane hai
Aashiq saa to saada koi aur na hogaa Dunya men
Jee ke ziyaan ko ishq men us ke apna vaaraa jaane hai
Chaaragaree beemaari-e-dil kee rasm-e-shahr-e-husn nahin
Varna dilbar-e-naadaan bhee is dard kaa chaara jaane hai
Kya hee shikaar-farebee par maghroor hai wo sayyaad bacha
Taa.ir Udhte havaa men saare apne asaaraa jaane hai
Mehr o wafa o lutf-o-inaayat ek se vaaqif in men nahin
Aur to sab Kuch tanz o kinaaya ramz o ishaara jaane hai
Kya kya fitne sar par us ke laataa hai maashooq apna
Jis be-dil be-taab-o-tavaan ko ishq kaa maaraa jaane hai
Rakhnon se deevaar-e-chaman ke munh ko le hai chhupaa yaa'nee
In sooraakhon ke Tuk rehne ko sau kaa nazaara jaane hai
Tishna-e-khoon hai apna kitnaa 'meer' bhee naadaan talkhee-kash
Dam-daar aab-e-tegh ko us ke aab-e-gavaaraa jaane hai