raah-e-dur-e-ishq mein rotaa hai kyaa — 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

tujh ko haq hai tu dil dukhaa meraa
main tujhe pyaar bhi to kartaa huun

yaad ne un tang kuchon ki fazaa sahraa ki dekh
har qadam par jaan maari hai dil-e-naakaam ki

karvaTon se bus ki bus mein aur halchal ho gai
daastaan-e-ishq kitnon ki mukammal ho gai

ham ne to luT ke mohabbat ki rivaayat rakh li
un se to pochhiye vo kis liye pachhtaate rahe