main kaha kya araq hai tujh ruKH par
muskura kar kaha ki fitna hai

Siraj Aurangabadi

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maktab mein mere junun ke majnun
nadan hai tifl-e-abjadi hai

Siraj Aurangabadi

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maktab-e-ishq ka moallim hun
kyun na hoe dars-e-yar ki takra

Siraj Aurangabadi

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marham tere visal ka lazim hai ai sanam
dil mein lagi hai hijr ki barchhi ki hul aaj

Siraj Aurangabadi

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masjid abru mein teri mardumuk hai jiyun imam
mu-e-mizhgan muqtadi ho mil ke karte hain namaz

Siraj Aurangabadi

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masjid mein tujh bhanwon ki ai qibla-e-dil-o-jaan
palken hain muqtadi aur putli imam goya

Siraj Aurangabadi

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masjid wahshat mein paDhta hai tarawih-e-junun
mushaf husn-e-pari-ruKHsar jis kun yaad hai

Siraj Aurangabadi

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mat karo shama kun badnam jalati wo nahin
aap sin shauq patangon ko hai jal jaane ka

cast not blame upon the flame it doesn’t burn to sear
the moths are

Siraj Aurangabadi

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mere sin dur kya chahte hain saya-e-ishq
jite hain shahr ke siyane hue hain diwane

Siraj Aurangabadi

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