kuchh bataa tu hi nasheman kaa pataa — Majrooh Sultanpuri

'majruh' likh rahe hain vo ahl-e-vafaa kaa naam
ham bhi khaDe hue hain gunahgaar ki tarah

dast-e-pur-khun ko kaf-e-dast-e-nigaaraan samjhe
qatl-gah thi jise ham mahfil-e-yaaraan samjhe

main ki ek mehnat-kash main ki tirgi-dushman
subh-e-nau ibaarat hai mere muskuraane se

tishnagi hi tishnagi hai kis ko kahiye mai-kada
lab hi lab ham ne to dekhe kis ko paimaana kahein

paara-e-dil hai vatan ki sarzamin mushkil ye hai
shahr ko viraan yaa is dil ko viraana kahein

bahaane aur bhi hote jo zindagi ke liye
ham ek baar tiri aarzu bhi kho dete