Nawab Mirza Khan "Dagh" Dehlavi

a'jab apnaa Haal hotaa jo wiSaal-e-yaar hotaa
kabhee jaan Sadqe hotee kabhee dil nicaar hotaa!

koyee fitnah taa-qiyaamat nah phir aashkaar hotaa
tire dil peh kaash z^aalim mujhe iKhtiyaar hotaa!

jo tumhaaree t^araH tum se koyee jhooTe wa'de kartaa
tumheeN munSifee se keh do, tumheN e'tibaar hotaa/

Gham-e-i'shq meN mazaa thaa jo use samajh ke khaate
yeh woh zehr hai keh aaKhir mai-e-Khushgawaar hotaa

nah mazaa hai dushmanee meN, nah hee lut^f dostee meN
koyee Ghair Ghair hotaa, koyee yaar yaar hotaa!

yeh mazaa thaa dil-lagee kaa keh baraabar aag lagtee
maj tujhe qaraar hotaa, nah mujhe qaraar hotaa

tire wa'deh par sitamgar! abhee aur Sabr karte
agar apnee zindagee kaa hameN e'tibaar hotaa

yeh woh dard-e-dil naheeN hai keh ho chaarah-saaz koyee
agar ek baar miTtaa to hazaar baar hotaa

gaYe hosh tere zaahid! jo woh chashm-e-mast dekhee
mujhe kyaa ulaT nah detee jo nah baadah-Khwaar hotaa?

mujhe maante sab aisaa keh u'doo bhee sajdah karte
dar-e-yaar Ka'bah bantaa jo miraa mazaar hotaa

tumheN naaz ho nah kyoN kar keh liyaa hai "Dagh" kaa dil
yeh raqam nah haath lagtee, nah yeh iftiKhaar hotaa!

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