rahrav-e-raah-e-mohabbat rah na jaanaa raah mein — Bismil Azimabadi

na apne zabt ko rusvaa karo sataa ke mujhe
khudaa ke vaaste dekho na muskuraa ke mujhe

ek din vo din the rone pe hansaa karte the ham
ek ye din hain ki ab hansne pe ronaa aae hai

ik ghalat sajde se kyaa hotaa hai vaaiz kuchh na puchh
umr bhar ki sab riyaazat khaak mein mil jaae hai

ye zindagi bhi koi zindagi hui 'bismil'
na ro sake na kabhi hans sake Thikaane se

aazaadi ne baazu bhi salaamat nahin rakkhe
ai taaqat-e-parvaaz tujhe laaein kahaan se

kyaa karein jaam-o-subu haath pakaD lete hain
ji to kahtaa hai ki uTh jaaiye mai-khaane se

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

jaan insaan ki lene vaalon mein
ek hai maut dusraa hai ishq

kisi se ishq apnaa kyaa chhupaaein
mohabbat Tapki paDti hai nazar se

hazaaron ghar hue hain is se viraan
rahe aabaad sarkaar-e-mohabbat

sunaa haal-e-dil-e-'majruh' shab ko
koi hasrat si hasrat thi bayaan mein