har nafas ik sharaab kaa ho ghunT — Arzoo Lakhnavi

us shaan-e-aajizi ke fidaa jis ne 'aarzu'
har naaz har ghurur ke qaabil banaa diyaa

khizaan kaa bhes banaa kar bahaar ne maaraa
mujhe do-rangi-e-lail-o-nahaar ne maaraa

aap apne se barhami kaisi
main nahin koi aur hai ye bhi

hasraton kaa dil se qabza uTh gayaa
ghaasibon ki hukmraani khatm hai

khamoshi meri maani-khez thi ai aarzu kitni
ki jis ne jaisaa chaahaa vaisaa afsaana banaa Daalaa

phir chaahe to na aanaa o aan baan vaale
jhuTaa hi vaada kar le sachchi zabaan vaale

na tum hosh mein ho na ham hosh mein hain
chalo mai-kade mein vahin baat hogi

kisi ke zakhm par chaahat se paTTi kaun baandhegaa
agar bahnein nahin hongi to raakhi kaun baandhegaa

sau fasaad ek ishq mein uTThe
boyaa ik tukhm uge hazaar darakht

tumhaari yaad nikalti nahin mire dil se
nasha chhalaktaa nahin hai sharaab se baahar

na gul khile hain na un se mile na mai pi hai
ajiib rang mein ab ke bahaar guzri hai

koi saaghar pe saaghar pi rahaa hai koi tishna hai
murattab is tarah aain-e-mai-khaana nahin hotaa