wada-e-waslat se dil ho shad kya
tum se dushman ki mubarakbaad kya
why should vows of union now enthuse?
compliments from foes like you, what use?
kuchh qafas mein in dinon lagta hai ji
aashiyan apna hua barbaad kya
being caged now-a-days is easeful rest
is it that someone has destroyed my nest?
nala-e-paiham se yan fursat nahin
hazrat-e-naseh karen irshad kya
there is no leisure from constant lament
O preacher what account can I present
hain asir us ke jo hai apna asir
hum na samjhe said kya sayyaad kya
when imprisoned by my prisoner then
who is captor, captive's hard to ken
shoKH-bazari thi shirin bhi magar
warna farq-e-KHusrau-o-farhad kya
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nashsha-e-ulfat se bhule yar ko
sach hai aisi be-KHudi mein yaad kya
love's headiness made me forget her too
in stupor nought can one recall it's true
nala ek dam mein uDa Dale dhuen
charKH kya aur charKH ki buniyaad kya
a plaintive cry of mine will vaporize
the very foundations of lofty skies
jab mujhe ranj-e-dil-azari na ho
bewafa phir hasil-e-bedad kya
torture's not a source of pain to me
O faithless one why then this cruelty
panw tak pahunchi wo zulf-e-KHam-ba-KHam
sarw ko ab bandhiye aazad kya
curling tresses reach her feet you see
can the cypress now held to be free?
kya karun allah sab hain be-asar
walwala kya nala kya fariyaad kya
Lord! what can I do? Of no avail
is to weep or vent or even wail
in nasibon par kiya aKHtar-shanas
aasman bhi hai sitam-ijad kya
just in counting stars my life is spent
what tortures these cruel skies invent
roz-e-mahshar ki tawaqqo hai abas
aisi baaton se ho KHatir shad kya
futile is the hope for judgement day
such talk won't raise my spirits any way
gar baha-e-KHun-e-ashiq hai visal
intiqam-e-zahmat-e-jallad kya
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but-kada jannat hai chaliye be-hiras
lab pe 'momin' harche baada-baad kya
the idol's house is heaven, come donât fret
whatever be Momin, there's nothing to regret
Ghazal
Wada-e-waslat se dil ho shad kya
Momin Khan Momin