Poet Name: Nudrat Kanpuri

tārīk but-kade ko daraḳhshāñ banā diyā sajda kiyā to kufr ko īmāñ banā diyā kaTne diyā na chain se ik

tire zauq-e-bandagī kā rahe mo’tarif zamāna use sajda kar ke ‘nudrat’ kabhī hosh meñ na aanā vo sujūd-e-shauq-e-paiham vo kisī

jo āsmāñ pe ghaTā chhā ga.ī to kyā hogā yakāyak aap kī yaad aa ga.ī to kyā hogā abhī to

kū-ba-kū ishq meñ āvāra-o-rusvā huuñ maiñ ab mirā haal to ye hai ki tamāshā huuñ maiñ ruḳhsat ai pās-e-adab al-madad

kaun kahtā hai ki mahrūm-e-karam haiñ ham log lutf-andoz-e-jafā mahv-e-sitam haiñ ham log zulf suljhī hai to ik husn nikhar

ravā nahīñ hai agar ye to nāravā bhī nahīñ ki arz-e-shauq se tauhīn-e-mudda.ā bhī nahīñ junūñ ko ishq kī me.arāj