*yeh aarzoo thi tujhe gul ke ru-ba-ru karte
hum aur bul_bul-e-betaab guftagu karte
payaam bar na mayassar hua to khoob hua
zabaan-e-ghair se kyaa shar ki aarzoo karte
meri tarah se maah-o-mahar bhi hain aavaaraa
kisi habib ko ye bhi hain justajoo karte
jo dekhte teri zanjeer-e-zulf kaa aalam
aseer hone ke aazaad aarzoo karte
na poochh aalam-e-baragashtaa taali-e-“Aatish”
barasati aag main jo baaraan ki aarzoo karte*