aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
mere hone meñ mirā apnā nahīñ thā kuchh sharīk
merī hastī sirf tere e'tinā kī baat thī
mere hone mein mera apna nahin tha kuchh sharik
meri hasti sirf tere e'tina ki baat thi
faqīr-e-shahr bhī rahā huuñ 'shahryār' bhī magar
jo itminān faqr meñ hai tāj-o-taḳht meñ nahīñ
faqir-e-shahr bhi raha hun 'shahryar' bhi magar
jo itminan faqr mein hai taj-o-taKHt mein nahin
jo dekhte tirī zanjīr-e-zulf kā aalam
asiir hone kī āzād aarzū karte
jo dekhte teri zanjir-e-zulf ka aalam
asir hone ki aazad aarzu karte
mire ḳhudā ne kiyā thā mujhe asīr-e-bahisht
mire gunah ne rihā.ī mujhe dilā.ī hai
mere KHuda ne kiya tha mujhe asir-e-bahisht
mere gunah ne rihai mujhe dilai hai
ham us kī zulf kī zanjīr meñ hue haiñ asiir
sajan ke sar kī balā aa paḌī hamāre gale
hum us ki zulf ki zanjir mein hue hain asir
sajan ke sar ki bala aa paDi hamare gale
Devoted to the preservation & promotion of Urdu
A Trilingual Treasure of Urdu Words
Online Treasure of Sufi and Sant Poetry
World of Hindi language and literature
The best way to learn Urdu online
Best of Urdu & Hindi Books