Aaj hume betaabi si hei, sabr ki dil se rukhsat thi

Aaj hume betaabi si hei, sabr ki dil se rukhsat thi
Charo aur nigaah karne mei, 'Aalam' Aalam hasrat thi

Badnami kya ishq ki kahiye, rusvayi si rusvayi hei
Sehra sehra vehsat bhi thi, duniya duniya tohmat thi

Raah ki koi sunta na tha ya, raste mei manid-e-jaras
Shor sa karte jaate the hum, baat ki kisko taakat thi

Jee uthta hei ya se bagula, hum sa hei aawarah koi
Ish waadi mei meer, sargastah kisu ki turbat thi

- By Meer Taqi Meer