ishq mein khair thaa junun laazim — Nadeem Ahmad

ishq mein khair thaa junun laazim
ab koi dusraa hunar bhi karun

Urdu

عشق میں خیر تھا جنوں لازم
اب کوئی دوسرا ہنر بھی کروں

Hindi

इश्क़ में ख़ैर था जुनूँ लाज़िम
अब कोई दूसरा हुनर भी करूँ

kabhi to lagtaa hai ye uzr-e-lang hai varna
mujhe to kufr ne islaam par lagaayaa huaa hai

— Nadeem Ahmad

maalum nahin niind kise kahte hain lekin
kartaa to huun ik kaam main sone ki tarah kaa

— Nadeem Ahmad

dil kaa shajar to aur bhi palne ki aaD mein
murjhaa gayaa hai phulne-phalne ke naam par

— Nadeem Ahmad

kabhi to yuun ki makaan ke makin nahin hote
kabhi kabhi to makin kaa makaan nahin hotaa

— Nadeem Ahmad

kuchh dinon dasht bhi aabaad huaa chaahtaa hai
kuchh dinon ke liye ab shahr ko viraani de

— Nadeem Ahmad

bil-aakhir thak haar ke yaaro ham ne bhi taslim kiyaa
apni zaat se ishq hai sachchaa baaqi sab afsaane hain

— Ibn

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

— Saleem Amrohvi

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

— Mirza Mohammad Hadi Aziz Lakhnavi

na paak hogaa kabhi husn o ishq kaa jhagDaa
vo qissa hai ye ki jis kaa koi gavaah nahin

— Haidar Ali Aatish

nahin vo sham-e-mohabbat rahi to phir 'aasim'
ye kis duaa se mire ghar mein raushni si hai

— Asim Wasti

kisi se ishq apnaa kyaa chhupaaein
mohabbat Tapki paDti hai nazar se

— Meer Mehdi Majrooh