taadaad mein hain aurtein mardon se zyaada — 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

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

koi viraani si viraani hai
dasht ko dekh ke ghar yaad aayaa

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost

aadhi se ziyaada shab-e-gham kaaT chukaa huun
ab bhi agar aa jaao to ye raat baDi hai

phaDkun to sar phaTe hai na phaDkun to ji ghaTe
tang is qadar diyaa mujhe sayyaad ne qafas