Top 10 couplets of Brij Narayan Chakbast

zindagī kyā hai anāsir meñ zuhūr-e-tartīb

maut kyā hai inhīñ ajzā kā pareshāñ honā

zindagi kya hai anasir mein zuhur-e-tartib

maut kya hai inhin ajza ka pareshan hona

agar dard-e-mohabbat se na insāñ āshnā hotā

na kuchh marne kā ġham hotā na jiine kā mazā hotā

agar dard-e-mohabbat se na insan aashna hota

na kuchh marne ka gham hota na jine ka maza hota

ik silsila havas kā hai insāñ kī zindagī

is ek musht-e-ḳhāk ko ġham do-jahāñ ke haiñ

ek silsila hawas ka hai insan ki zindagi

is ek musht-e-KHak ko gham do-jahan ke hain

vatan kī ḳhaak se mar kar bhī ham ko uns baaqī hai

mazā dāmān-e-mādar kā hai is miTTī ke dāman meñ

watan ki KHak se mar kar bhi hum ko uns baqi hai

maza daman-e-madar ka hai is miTTi ke daman mein

gunah-gāroñ meñ shāmil haiñ gunāhoñ se nahīñ vāqif

sazā ko jānte haiñ ham ḳhudā jaane ḳhatā kyā hai

gunah-garon mein shamil hain gunahon se nahin waqif

saza ko jaante hain hum KHuda jaane KHata kya hai

mazā hai ahd-e-javānī meñ sar paTakne kā

lahū meñ phir ye ravānī rahe rahe na rahe

maza hai ahd-e-jawani mein sar paTakne ka

lahu mein phir ye rawani rahe rahe na rahe

ek sāġhar bhī ināyat na huā yaad rahe

sāqiyā jaate haiñ mahfil tirī ābād rahe

ek saghar bhi inayat na hua yaad rahe

saqiya jate hain mahfil teri aabaad rahe

is ko nā-qadrī-e-ālam kā sila kahte haiñ

mar chuke ham to zamāne ne bahut yaad kiyā

is ko na-qadri-e-alam ka sila kahte hain

mar chuke hum to zamane ne bahut yaad kiya

ye kaisī bazm hai aur kaise us ke saaqī haiñ

sharāb haath meñ hai aur pilā nahīñ sakte

ye kaisi bazm hai aur kaise us ke saqi hain

sharab hath mein hai aur pila nahin sakte

kiyā hai faash parda kufr-o-dīñ kā is qadar maiñ ne

ki dushman hai barhaman aur adū shaiḳh-e-haram merā

kiya hai fash parda kufr-o-din ka is qadar main ne

ki dushman hai barhaman aur adu shaiKH-e-haram mera