ek nashsha hai khud-numaai bhi — Bakul Dev

havas shaamil hai thoDi si duaa mein
abhi is lau mein halkaa saa dhuaan hai

shaam utri hai phir ahaate mein
jism par raushni ke ghaav liye

vahi aansu vahi maazi ke qisse
jise dekho kaTe ko kaaTtaa hai

taalluq tark to kar lein sabhi se
bhale lagte hain kuchh nuqsaan lekin

baad muddat ye jilaa kis ke hunar ne bakhshi
baad muddat mire aaine mein chehre aae

aaine mein hai phir vahi surat
yuun hi hoti hai tarjumaani kyaa

Hazaaron khwahishein aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle
Bahut nikle mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikle

saare jahaan se achchhaa hindostaan hamaaraa
ham bulbulein hain is ki ye gulsitaan hamaaraa

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

dost-daar-e-dushman hai e'timaad-e-dil maalum
aah be-asar dekhi naala naa-rasaa paayaa

kisi ko ghar se nikalte hi mil gai manzil
koi hamaari tarah umr bhar safar mein rahaa

dil naa-umid to nahin naakaam hi to hai
lambi hai gham ki shaam magar shaam hi to hai