maani.nd-e-shamaa majalis-e-shab ashkabaar paayaa
Meer Taqi Meer
maani.nd-e-shamaa majalis-e-shab ashkabaar paayaa
al qissaa 'Meer ko hamane beiKhtiyaar paayaa
[maani.nd-e-shamaa=like a lamp; al qissaa=briefly]
shahar-e-dil ek muddat uja.Daa basaa Gamo.n me.n
aaKhir ujaa.D denaa usakaa qaraar paayaa
itanaa na dil se milate na dil ko kho ke rahate
jaisaa kiyaa thaa hamane vaisaa hii yaar paayaa
kyaa aitabaar yaa.N kaa phir us ko Khvaar dekhaa
jisane jahaa.N me.n aakar kuchh aitabaar paayaa
aaho.n ke shole jis jaa.N uThe hai.n 'Meer' se shab
vaa.N jaa ke subah dekhaa musht-e-Gubaar paayaa
[musht-e-Gubaar=handful of dust]