mire ahd ke hasiino wo sitaare jin ki khaatir kaii be qaraar sadiyaan
— Sahir Ludhianvi
Wo sitaare jin kee khaatir ka.ee be-qaraar sadiyaan
Miree teera-bakht dunya men sitaara-vaar jaageen
Kabhee rif.aton pe lapkeen kabhi vus.aton se uljheen
Kabhee sogvaar so.en kabhi naghma-baar jaageen
Vo buland-baam taare wo falak-maqaam taare
Vo nishaan de ke apna rahe be-nishaan hamesha
Vo haseen wo noor-zaade wo khalaa ke shaahzaade
Jo hamaaree qismaton par rahe hukmaraan hamesha
Jinhen muzmahil dilon ne abadee panaah jaanaa
Thake-haare qaafilon ne jinhen khizr-e-raah jaanaa
Jinhen kam-sinon ne chaahaa ki lapak ke pyaar kar len
Jinhen mahvashon ne maangaa ki gale kaa haar kar len
Jinhen aashiqon ne chaahaa ki falak se tod laa.en
Kisee raah men bichhaa.en kisee sej par sajaa.en
Jinhen but-garon ne chaahaa ki sanam banaa ke poojen
Ye jo duur ke haseen hain unhen paas laa ke poojen
Jinhen mutribon ne chaahaa ki sadaaon men piro len
Jinhen shaa.iron ne chaahaa ki khayaal men samo len
Ho hazaar koshishon par bhee shumaar men na aa.e
Kabhee khaak-e-be-bizaa.at ke dayaar men na aa.e
Jo hamaaree dastaras se rahe duur duur ab tak
Hamen dekhte rahe hain jo ba-sad ghuroor ab tak
Mire ahd ke haseeno wo nazar-navaaz taare
Miraa daur-e-ishq-parvar tumhen nazr de raha hai
Vo junoon jo aab-o-aatish ko asiir kar chukaa tha
Vo khalaa kee vus.aton se bhee khiraaj le raha hai
Mire saath rehne vaalo mire ba.ad aane vaalo
Mere daur kaa ye tohfa tumhen saazgaar aa.e
Kabhee tum khalaa se guzro kisee seem-tan kee khaatir
Kabhee tum ko dil men rakh kar koi gul-azaar aa.e
Wo sitare jin ki KHatir kai be-qarar sadiyan
Meri tira-baKHt duniya mein sitara-war jagin
Kabhi rifaton pe lapkin kabhi wusaton se uljhin
Kabhi sogwar soen kabhi naghma-bar jagin
Wo buland-baam tare wo falak-maqam tare
Wo nishan de ke apna rahe be-nishan hamesha
Wo hasin wo nur-zade wo KHala ke shahzade
Jo hamari qismaton par rahe hukmaran hamesha
Jinhen muzmahil dilon ne abadi panah jaana
Thake-haare qafilon ne jinhen KHizr-e-rah jaana
Jinhen kam-sinon ne chaha ki lapak ke pyar kar len
Jinhen mahwashon ne manga ki gale ka haar kar len
Jinhen aashiqon ne chaha ki falak se tod laen
Kisi rah mein bichhaen kisi sej par sajaen
Jinhen but-garon ne chaha ki sanam bana ke pujen
Ye jo dur ke hasin hain unhen pas la ke pujen
Jinhen mutribon ne chaha ki sadaon mein piro len
Jinhen shairon ne chaha ki KHayal mein samo len
Ho hazar koshishon par bhi shumar mein na aae
Kabhi KHak-e-be-bizaat ke dayar mein na aae
Jo hamari dastaras se rahe dur dur ab tak
Hamein dekhte rahe hain jo ba-sad ghurur ab tak
Mere ahd ke hasino wo nazar-nawaz tare
Mera daur-e-ishq-parwar tumhein nazr de raha hai
Wo junun jo aab-o-atish ko asir kar chuka tha
Wo KHala ki wusaton se bhi KHiraj le raha hai
Mere sath rehne walo mere baad aane walo
Mere daur ka ye tohfa tumhein sazgar aae
Kabhi tum KHala se guzro kisi sim-tan ki KHatir
Kabhi tum ko dil mein rakh kar koi gul-azar aae