puchhiye mai-kashon se lutf-e-sharaab — Dagh Dehlvi

baat tak karni na aati thi tumhein
ye hamaare saamne ki baat hai

ghazab kiyaa tire vaade pe e'tibaar kiyaa
tamaam raat qayaamat kaa intizaar kiyaa

kal tak to aashnaa the magar aaj ghair ho
do din mein ye mizaaj hai aage ki khair ho

chup-chaap sunti rahti hai pahron shab-e-firaaq
tasvir-e-yaar ko hai miri guftugu pasand

kahin hai iid ki shaadi kahin maatam hai maqtal mein
koi qaatil se miltaa hai koi bismil se miltaa hai

ruuh kis mast ki pyaasi gai mai-khaane se
mai uDi jaati hai saaqi tire paimaane se

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa

tilaai rang jaanaan kaa agar mazmun likhun khat mein
to haala gird harfon ke bane sone ke paani kaa

kar kuchh aisaa ki tujhe yaad rakhun
bhuul jaane kaa taqaazaa hi sahi