jab hue 'haatim' ham us se aashnaa — Shaikh Zahuruddin Hatim

ai khizaan bhaag jaa chaman se shitaab
varna fauj-e-bahaar aave hai

kabhu bimaar sun kar vo ayaadat ko to aataa thaa
hamein apne bhale hone se vo aazaar behtar thaa

phaDkun to sar phaTe hai na phaDkun to ji ghaTe
tang is qadar diyaa mujhe sayyaad ne qafas

bul-havas go karein tere lab-e-shirin par hujum
talkh mat ho ki miThaai se magas aati hai

meraa maashuq hai mazon mein bharaa
kabhu miThaa kabhu salonaa hai

sau baar taar taar kiyaa to bhi ab talak
saabit vahi hai dast o garebaan ki dosti

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

jo munh se kahte hain kuchh aur karte hain kuchh aur
vahi zamaana mein kuchh ikhtiyaar rakhte hain

kam-ayaari ne khudaa-soz banaayaa aisaa
but to sab yaad rahe ek khudaa bhuul gae

ghazal kahne mein yuun to koi dushvaari nahin hoti
magar ik masala ye hai ki meyaari nahin hoti

samajh liyaa thaa tujhe dost ham ne dhoke mein
so aaj se tujhe baar-e-digar samajhte hain

sab doston se mujh ko ziyaada 'aziz hai
aisaa bhi ek shakhs mire dushmanon mein hai