jaise islaam mein hai rasm musalmaani ki — Machis Lakhnavi

vaaiz ne mujh mein dekhi hai imaan ki kami
vaaiz mein sirf dum ki kasar dekhtaa huun main

DhunDiye khair se jaa kar koi moTi sasuraal
haath jo muft mein aae to vo maal achchhaa hai

hukm begam ke chalaa karte hain jelar ki tarah
ab miraa ghar bhi mujhe jail huaa jaataa hai

aur to kuchh bhi nahin hazrat-e-'maachis' lekin
aap mein aag lagaane kaa kamaal achchhaa hai

buton par main agar maail huun vo huron pe maail hain
janaab-e-shaikh mein bhi ye himaaqat paai jaati hai

nazm-e-jahaan ko zer-o-zabar dekhtaa huun main
maada ke ikhtiyaar mein nar dekhtaa huun main

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

kisi se ishq apnaa kyaa chhupaaein
mohabbat Tapki paDti hai nazar se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

thak gayaa hai dil-e-vahshi miraa fariyaad se bhi
ji bahaltaa nahin ai dost tiri yaad se bhi

hai ab is maamure mein qaht-e-gham-e-ulfat 'asad'
ham ne ye maanaa ki dilli mein rahein khaaveinge kyaa