shikavaa karuun main kab tak us apane meharabaan kaa - Meer Taqi Meer

shikavaa karuun main kab tak us apane meharabaan kaa

al-qissaa raftaa raftaa dushman huaa hai jaan kaa

dii aag rang-e-gul ne vaan ai sabaa chaman ko

yaan ham jale qafas men sun haal aashiyaan kaa

har subah mere sar par ik haadisaa nayaa hai

paivand ho zamiin kaa, shevaa is aasamaan kaa

kam-fursatii jahaan ke majmaa kii kuchh na puuchho

ahavaal kyaa kahuun main, is majlis-e-ravaan kaa

yaa roye, yaa rulaaye, apanii to yuun hii guzarii

kyaa zikr ham safiiraan yaaraan-e-shaadamaan kaa

qaid-e-qafas men hain to khidmat hai naaligii kii

gulashan men the to ham ko mansab thaa rauzaakhvaan kaa

puuchho to 'mir' se kyaa koii nazar padaa hai

cheharaa utar rahaa hai kuchh aaj us javaan ka