is ko na-qadri-e-alam ka sila kahte hain
mar chuke hum to zamane ne bahut yaad kiya

Chakbast Brij Narayan

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jo tu kahe to shikayat ka zikr kam kar den
magar yaqin tere wadon pe la nahin sakte

Chakbast Brij Narayan

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KHuda ne ilm baKHsha hai adab ahbab karte hain
yahi daulat hai meri aur yahi jah-o-hasham mera

Chakbast Brij Narayan

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kiya hai fash parda kufr-o-din ka is qadar main ne
ki dushman hai barhaman aur adu shaiKH-e-haram mera

Chakbast Brij Narayan

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lucknow mein phir hui aarasta bazm-e-suKHan
baad muddat phir hua zauq-e-ghazal-KHwani mujhe

Chakbast Brij Narayan

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manzil-e-ibrat hai duniya ahl-e-duniya shad hain
aisi dil-jami se hoti hai pareshani mujhe

Chakbast Brij Narayan

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maza hai ahd-e-jawani mein sar paTakne ka
lahu mein phir ye rawani rahe rahe na rahe

Chakbast Brij Narayan

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