khvaahish pari ki hai na tamannaa hai huur ki — Hamdam Akbarabadi

bas ek pal ki tamannaa-e-vasl ki khaatir
tamaam 'umr lagaa di gai sanvarne mein

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

ab bhi barsaat ki raaton mein badan TuTtaa hai
jaag uThti hain ajab khvaahishein angDaai ki

khvaahish sab rakhte hain tujh ko paane ki
aur phir apni apni qismat hoti hai

main nigaah-e-paak se dekhe thaa tire husn-e-paak ko is pe bhi
mire ji mein khvaahish-e-vasl thi tire dil mein bos-o-kanaar thaa

khvaahish-e-vasl kaa mazmun jo kisi satr mein thaa
kyaa kahun khat ko mire paDh ke vo kyaa kyaa uchhlaa