zindagee ishq kee vahashat-bhara afsaana thee
mere haathon mein vo ik zahar ka paimaana thee
rooh ka gam ma-e-gulafaam se kam kya hota
koee tirayaak ba-juz vasl-e-sanam kya hota
kho gaee ‘paarabatee’, rotee rahee ‘chandramukhee’
zindagee lutatee rahee raah-guzaaron mein miree
gamagusaaron kee bhee yaad aaee magar bhool gaya
us kee baanhon ke siva kuchh na mujhe yaad raha
ik ubharatee rahee tasveer khala mein barason
main akela hee phira dasht-e-vafa mein barason
jal bujha jism ke hamaraah dil-e-sozaan tak
jaan dene chala aaya hoon dar-e-jaanaan tak
mar rahoon jaise be-bas-o-laachaar mare
kya qayaamat hai ki yoon ishq ka beemaar mare
na-umeedee hai ki ab taaqat-e-deedaar gaee
rukh-e-jaanaan kee havas rooh-e-giraftaar gaee
raat lo khatm huee aur zabaan band huee
mujh ko maaloom tha khaamosh savera hoga
log phenk aaenge mujh ko jahaan us maraghat par
maut ka chhaaya hua ghor andhera hoga
cheel kavvon ne magar laash ke tukade kar ke
har taraf koocha-e-jaanaan mein bikhera hoga..
devdas