kyaa balaa thi adaa-e-pursish-e-yaar — Hasrat Mohani

raushan jamaal-e-yaar se hai anjuman tamaam
dahkaa huaa hai aatish-e-gul se chaman tamaam

qafas mein ho dil-e-bulbul shahid-e-jalva-e-gul
khizaan ne jo na kiyaa thaa vo ab bahaar kare

aur to paas mire hijr mein kyaa rakkhaa hai
ik tire dard ko pahlu mein chhupaa rakkhaa hai

chupke chupke raat din aansu bahaanaa yaad hai
ham ko ab tak aashiqi kaa vo zamaanaa yaad hai

sher dar-asl hain vahi 'hasrat'
sunte hi dil mein jo utar jaaein

dekhne aae the vo apni mohabbat kaa asar
kahne ko ye hai ki aae hain ayaadat kar ke

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

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

khud apne se milne kaa to yaaraa na thaa mujh mein
main bhiiD mein gum ho gai tanhaai ke Dar se

sau sau umidein bandhti hai ik ik nigaah par
mujh ko na aise pyaar se dekhaa kare koi

tum takalluf ko bhi ikhlaas samajhte ho 'faraaz'
dost hotaa nahin har haath milaane vaalaa

jo ghair the vo isi baat par hamaare hue
ki ham se dost bahut be-khabar hamaare hue