mīr-e-mahfil na hue garmī-e-mahfil to hue

 

mīr-e-mahfil na hue garmī-e-mahfil to hue 

sham.a-e-tābāñ na sahī jaltā huā dil to hue 

na sahī ḳhaak ke putloñ meñ sifāt-e-malakī 

baare is bār-e-vafā ke mutahammil to hue 

hausle dil ke mohabbat meñ jo piste hī rahe 

kar ke himmat tire ġhamzoñ ke muqābil to hue 

purshis-e-ġham-zadagāñ bahr-e-tafannun hī sahī 

ḳhair se aap bhī is bazm meñ shāmil to hue 

be-asar aah se bhī itnī tasallī hai zarūr 

muñh takā karte the jo vo kisī qābil to hue 

aan rakh lī tirī shamshīr-e-adā kī yuuñ bhī 

jin ko marnā nahīñ aatā thā vo bismil to hue 

sanad-e-sabr sahī paak diloñ ke nāsūr 

aise maqtūl bhī ik tarah ke qātil to hue 

rashk-e-dushman kī talāfī ko ye pahlū nahīñ kam 

ġham-e-jāñ-kāh-e-mohabbat ke vo qātil to hue 

ḳhud se dukh mol leñ ye kaam kuchh āsān na thā 

khā ke ik choT maze dard ke hāsil to hue 

ḳhud-kushī meñ to ḳhalal 'ārzū' aayā lekin 

haath un ke mirī gardan meñ hamā.il to hue