Be-Bak Na Dekha Koi Qatil Ke Barabar

Jalal Lakhnavi

be-bak na dekha koi qatil ke barabar

sharm aankh men paa.i na ga.i til ke barabar

dushman koi ai yaar mira aur tira dost

hoga na zamane men mire dil ke barabar

dil muttasil-e-kucha-e-mahbub hua gum

luTna tha pahunch kar mujhe manzil ke barabar

kam-baḳhti-e-va.iz hai ki ho va.az ki sohbat

rindan-e-qadah-nosh ki mahfil ke barabar

ham pi ga.e jo ashk qarib-e-mizha aaya

kashti hui jab gharq to sahil ke barabar

aahon ke sharar gard nahin dagh-e-jigar ke

tabinda hain aḳhtar mah-e-kamil ke barabar

parda na uTha qais ne laila ko na dekha

jhonka bhi na aaya koi mahmil ke barabar

maqtal men ye hasrat rahi ai zo.af pas-e-zab.h

pahunche na taḌap kar kisi bismil ke barabar

ghar tak dar-e-janan se ‘jalal’ aa.iye kyuun kar

ek ek qadam hai ka.i manzil ke barabar