jitni vo mire haal pe karte hain jafaaein — Arsh Malsiyani

ishq-e-butaan kaa le ke sahaaraa kabhi kabhi
apne khudaa ko ham ne pukaaraa kabhi kabhi

mohabbat soz bhi hai saaz bhi hai
khamoshi bhi hai ye aavaaz bhi hai

maut hi insaan ki dushman nahin
zindagi bhi jaan le kar jaaegi

ik raushni si dil mein thi vo bhi nahin rahi
vo kyaa gae charaagh-e-tamannaa bujhaa gae

khushk baaton mein kahaan hai shaikh kaif-e-zindagi
vo to pi kar hi milegaa jo mazaa piine mein hai

saaqi miri khamosh-mizaaji ki laaj rakh
iqraar gar nahin hai to inkaar bhi nahin

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

dil mein na ho jurat to mohabbat nahin milti
khairaat mein itni baDi daulat nahin milti

dosti ishq aur vafaadaari
sakht jaan mein bhi narm goshe hain

kaf-e-afsos malne se bhalaa ab faaeda kyaa hai
dil-e-raahat-talab kyuun ham na kahte the ye duniyaa hai

ishq ho jaaegaa meri daastaan-e-ishq se
raat bhar jaagaa karoge is kahaani ke liye