dil qaabil e mohabbat e jaanaan nahin raha
— Momin Khan Momin
Dil qaabil-e-mohabbat-e-jaanaan nahin raha
Wo valvala wo josh wo tughiyaan nahin raha
ThanDaa hai garm-joshi-e-afsurdagee se jee
Kaisaa asar ki naala-o-afghaan nahin raha
Karte hain apne zakhm-e-jigar ko rafoo ham aap
Kuch bhee khayaal-e-jumbish-e-mizhgaan nahin raha
Dil-sakhtiyon se aa.ee tabee.at men naazukee
Sabr-o-tahammul-e-qalaq-e-jaan nahin raha
Ghash hain ki be-dimaagh hain gul-pairahan namat
Az-bas dimaagh-e-itr-e-garebaan nahin raha
Aankhen na badlen shokh-nazar kyuun ke ab ki main
Maftoon-e-lutf-e-nargis-e-fattaan nahin raha
Naakaamiyon kaa gaah gila gaah shukr hai
Shauq-e-visaal o anduh-e-hijraan nahin raha
Be-tooda tooda-khaak subuk-dosh ho ga.e
Sar par junoon-e-ishq kaa ehsaan nahin raha
Har lahza mehr-jalvon se hain chashm-poshiyaan
Aa.eena-zaar deeda-e-hairaan nahin raha
Phirte hain kaise parda-nasheenon se munh chhupaa.e
Rusvaa hue ki ab gham-e-pinhaan nahin raha
Aaseb-e-chashm-e-qahr-e-paree-tal.ataan nahin
Ai uns ik nazar ki main insaan nahin raha
Bekaaree-e-umeed se fursat hai raat din
Wo kaarobaar-e-hasrat-o-hirmaan nahin raha
Be-sair-e-dasht-o-baadiya lagne lagaa hai jee
Aur is kharaab ghar men ki veeraan nahin raha
Kya talkh-kaamiyon ne lab-e-zakhm see diye
Wo shor-e-ishtiyaaq-e-namak-daan nahin raha
Be-aitbaar ho ga.e ham tark-e-ishq se
Az-bas ki paas-e-waada-o-paimaan nahin raha
Niind aa.ee hai fasaana-e-gesoo-o-zulf se
Vahm-o-gumaan-e-khvaab-e-pareshaan nahin raha
Kis kaam ke rahe jo kisee se raha na kaam
Sar hai magar ghuroor kaa saamaan nahin raha
'momin' ye laaf-e-ulfat-e-taqvaa hai kyuun magar
Dillee men koi dushman-e-eemaan nahin raha