Ek taana haakim ne kaha tha,
Khuda ki barkat hai muhabbat,
Muhabbat karo to tutke,
Bina khouf k
Bina sharm k
Bina souch k
Agaar jeet gye to kya kahena
Haare bhi to baazi maat nhi!-
Violinist and Luthier!
Dum toot jata hai par ishq nhi tootta
Pyar,
Pyar bhi ajeeb janwaar hai;
Chabook taan do, bhooka maar do, zinda gar do;
Paar kambakt baaz nhi aata
Ek baas seene mein dil chahiye
Aap puri kayanaat se lar paroge!-
Aadmi sochta kya hai, hota kya hai
Kitni shiqwe, kitni shikayate
Kitne saalo se jo sawal dabaaye raakhe
Saab pyaar banke bahe gya;
Uus ak labz ne hisab kar diya mera!-
Haato k laakiro ko itna ahmiet nhi diya karte,
Naseeb to unke bhi hote, jinke haat nhi hote!
-
Some leave scars
And some leave stars,
Some are too close
Even from too far.-
Agaar nazroo ki zubaa hoti,
Aur labso mein bayaan hoti,
To kahte tumhe ke
Samne ho tum to dhadkan kuch rukh si jati hai,
Aakhe zaara nam hai,
Aaj hum khud mein zaara kam hai.
Dil to wohi tere saath kuch taher sa gya hai
Aur aaj tere dosti ke kasam hai!-
Dil kakaz ka ek Panchi,
Tu ambaar saraa hai ;
Tujhe jo dekhe to
Yeh far- far urr hi jaye he!-