sirf kirdaar jaawidaanee hai
aur har cheez aani-jaani hai
roz kahta hooN us se dil ki baat
jis ne ab tak miree na maani hai
ishq meN kuch pata nahiN chalta
kya Haqeeqat hai kya kahaanee hai
kaise GairoN ko Gam ka dooN ilzaam
yeh tou apnoN ki mehrbaanee hai
qissa.e Haal.e dil! arey choRo!
yeh zara dukh bharee kahaani hai
aaj tak ek dil nah jeet saka
jis ki duniya pe Hukmaraani hai
bus yehee us se hai mira rishta
main hooN tishnalabee woh paani hai
phir bhee duniya ka moh hai “Jawaid”
jaanta hooN yeh cheez faani hai
Jawaid Badauni
Muscat-Oman