bhuul kar le gayaa su-e-manzil — Sardar Ganda Singh Mashriqi

ai shaikh apnaa jubba-e-aqdas sambhaaliye
mast aa rahe hain chaak garebaan kiye hue

maza dekhaa kisi ko ai pari-ru munh lagaane kaa
ab aaina bhi kahtaa hai ki main madd-e-muqaabil huun

phaaD kar khat us ne qaasid se kahaa
koi paighaam-e-zabaani aur hai

shaikh chal tu sharaab-khaane mein
main tujhe aadmi banaa dungaa

tum jaao raqibon kaa karo koi mudaavaa
ham aap bhugat leinge ki jo ham pe bani hai

aage mere na tikhi maar ai shaikh
raat kaa maajraa sunaa dungaa

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

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

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

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

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

ghulaami mein na kaam aati hain shamshirein na tadbirein
jo ho zauq-e-yaqin paidaa to kaT jaati hain zanjirein