raqam karne kuun vasf-e-zulf-e-dildaar — Mirza Daood Beg

yak qadam raah-e-dost hai 'daaud'
lekin afsos paa-e-bakht hai lang

sun nasihat miri ai zaahid-e-khushk
ashk ke aab bin vuzu mat kar

'vali' saani nahin daaud lekin
ghazal kahtaa hai har ik baa-talaazum

piv binaa dil miraa udaasi hai
gaah jogi hai gaah sanyaasi hai

sar kaaT kyuun jalaate hain raushan dilaan ke taiin
aahan-dili pe khalq ki khandaan huun misl-e-shama

shisha-e-aabru sambhaal ai dil
daur ulTaa chalaa hai duniyaa kaa

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

kar na jurat tu ai tabib ki ye
dil kaa dhaDkaa hai ikhtilaaj nahin

kisi ko saal-e-nau ki kyaa mubaarakbaad di jaae
calender ke badalne se muqaddar kab badaltaa hai

qarib dekh ke us ko ye baat kis se kahun
khayaal dil mein jo aayaa gunaah jaisaa thaa

ye vasl ki rut hai ki judaai kaa hai mausam
ye gulshan-e-dil hai ki bayaabaan kahin kaa