jis ne chashm-e-mast-e-saaqi dekh li — Ismail Merathi

roz-e-jazaa mein aakhir puchhaa na jaaegaa kyaa
teraa ye chup lagaanaa meraa savaal karnaa

samajhte hain sheron ko bhi narm chaara
ghazaalaan-e-shahri se hoshyaar rahnaa

hai ashk-o-aah raas hamaare mizaaj ko
yaani pale hue isi aab-o-havaa ke hain

jhuuT aur mubaalaghe ne afsos
izzat kho di sukhanvari ki

likkhi thi ghazal ye aagara mein
pahli taarikh january ki

haan dil-e-be-taab chande intizaar
amn-o-raahat kaa Thikaana aur hai

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

yak qadam raah-e-dost hai 'daaud'
lekin afsos paa-e-bakht hai lang

ghussa aataa hai pyaar aataa hai
ghair ke ghar se yaar aataa hai

urdu mein baat kijiye urdu mein boliye
haq hai zabaan kaa pyaar kaa ras is mein gholiye

log logon se dosti kar ke
kitnaa saste mein bech dete hain

ai adam ke musaafiro hoshiyaar
raah mein zindagi khaDi hogi