shaakhon se barg-e-gul nahin jhaDte hain baagh mein — Ameer Minai

kaun si jaa hai jahaan jalva-e-maashuq nahin
shauq-e-didaar agar hai to nazar paidaa kar

aafat to hai vo naaz bhi andaaz bhi lekin
martaa huun main jis par vo adaa aur hi kuchh hai

maani hain main ne saikaDon baatein tamaam umr
aaj aap ek baat miri maan jaaiye

vo dushmani se dekhte hain dekhte to hain
main shaad huun ki huun to kisi ki nigaah mein

khudaa ne nek surat di to sikho nek baatein bhi
bure hote ho achchhe ho ke ye kyaa bad-zabaani hai

tum ko aataa hai pyaar par ghussa
mujh ko ghusse pe pyaar aataa hai

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

kaanTe se bhi nichoD li ghairon ne bu-e-gul
yaaron ne bu-e-gul se bhi kaanTaa banaa diyaa

zabaan-bandi ke mausam mein gali-kuchon ki mat puchho
parindon ke chahakne se shajar aabaad hote hain

vo gulaabi baadalon mein ek niili jhiil si
hosh qaaem kaise rahte thaa hi kuchh aisaa libaas