charaagh-e-shaam-e-gharibi thaa main zamaane mein — Naseem Bharat Puri

dil ki shaamat aai jaa kar phans gayaa
yaar ke gesu-e-pur-kham kyaa karein

ye but qismat ke puure haT ke puure dhun ke puure hain
koi in mein se ho vaade kaa puuraa ho nahin saktaa

aap ki mahfil-e-ishrat ko na chhoDaa khaali
main agar aa na sakaa meri shikaayat aai

dil bhalaa aashiqon ke paas kahaan
aap hi chin-chaan lete hain

mai-kade ke qarib ham vaaiz
teri zid se makaan lete hain

tasalliyaan bhi nahin un ki chheD se khaali
rulaa ke chhoDte hain vo hansaa hansaa ke mujhe

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

kaho kyaa mehrbaan naa-mehrbaan taqdir hoti hai
kahaa maan ki duaaon mein baDi taasir hoti hai

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

aasmaan jhaank rahaa hai 'khaalid'
chaand kamre mein mire utraa hai

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe