kitni baatein banaa ke laaun lek — Mir Taqi Mir

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

maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

dil ki yak qatra khuun nahin hai besh
ek aalam ke sar balaa laayaa

mire saliqe se meri nibhi mohabbat mein
tamaam umr main naakaamiyon se kaam liyaa

chalte ho to chaman ko chaliye kahte hain ki bahaaraan hai
paat hare hain phuul khile hain kam-kam baad-o-baaraan hai

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

kuchh kah do jhuuT hi ki tavaqqo bandhi rahe
toDo na aasraa dil-e-ummid-vaar kaa

sarv ko dekh ke kahtaa hai dil-e-basta-e-zulf
ham giraftaar hain is baagh mein aazaad hain sab

be-zaar hain jo jazba-e-hubb-ul-vatani se
vo log kisi se bhi mohabbat nahin karte

zaahiran maut hai qazaa hai ishq
par haqiqat mein jaan-fazaan hai ishq