itnaa to jazb-e-ishq ne baare asar kiyaa — Mirza Raza Barq

ham to apnon se bhi begaana hue ulfat mein
tum jo ghairon se mile tum ko na ghairat aai

na sikandar hai na daaraa hai na qaisar hai na jam
be-mahal khaak mein hain qasr banaane vaale

agar hayaat hai dekheinge ek din didaar
ki maah-e-eid bhi aakhir hai in mahinon mein

daulat nahin kaam aati jo taqdir buri ho
qaarun ko bhi apnaa khazaanaa nahin miltaa

ai sanam vasl ki tadbiron se kyaa hotaa hai
vahi hotaa hai jo manzur-e-khudaa hotaa hai

hamaare aib ne be-aib kar diyaa ham ko
yahi hunar hai ki koi hunar nahin aataa

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

rahte the kabhi jin ke dil mein ham jaan se bhi pyaaron ki tarah
baiThe hain unhin ke kuche mein ham aaj gunahgaaron ki tarah

baDhaai mai jo mohabbat se aaj saaqi ne
ye kaanpe haath ki saaghar bhi ham uThaa na sake

kisi ke ishq mein barbaad honaa
hamein aayaa nahin farhaad honaa

ishq bin jiine ke aadaab nahin aate hain
'mir' saahab ne kahaa hai ki miyaan ishq karo