aao husn-e-yaar ki baatein karein — Chiragh Hasan Hasrat

ghairon se kahaa tum ne ghairon se sunaa tum ne
kuchh ham se kahaa hotaa kuchh ham se sunaa hotaa

ik ishq kaa gham aafat aur us pe ye dil aafat
yaa gham na diyaa hotaa yaa dil na diyaa hotaa

ummid to bandh jaati taskin to ho jaati
vaada na vafaa karte vaada to kiyaa hotaa

raat ki baat kaa mazkur hi kyaa
chhoDiye raat gai baat gai

qubul is baargah mein iltijaa koi nahin hoti
ilaahi yaa mujhi ko iltijaa karnaa nahin aataa

yaa-rab gham-e-hijraan mein itnaa to kiyaa hotaa
jo haath jigar par hai vo dast-e-duaa hotaa

bil-aakhir thak haar ke yaaro ham ne bhi taslim kiyaa
apni zaat se ishq hai sachchaa baaqi sab afsaane hain

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

kaabe ko jaataa kis liye hindostaan se main
kis but mein shahr-e-hind ke shaan-e-khudaa na thi

dekhe na mujhe kyunkar az-chashm-e-hiqaarat-u
vo sarv-e-javaan yaaro man-faakhta-e-piram

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

baat karnaa pyaar ki aasaan se aasaan hai
ishq karnaa karte rahnaa hai kaThin se bhi kaThin