Top 10 couplets of Joshish Azimabadi
Prominent contemporary of Mir taqi Mir writing poetry at far-off Azimabad in Delhi style
dhyān meñ us ke fanā ho kar koī muñh dekh le
dil vo ā.īna nahīñ jo har koī muñh dekh le
dhyan mein us ke fana ho kar koi munh dekh le
dil wo aaina nahin jo har koi munh dekh le
ahvāl dekh kar mirī chashm-e-pur-āb kā
dariyā se aaj TuuT gayā dil habāb kā
ahwal dekh kar meri chashm-e-pur-ab ka
dariya se aaj TuT gaya dil habab ka
us ke ruḳhsār par kahāñ hai zulf
shola-e-husn kā dhuāñ hai zulf
us ke ruKHsar par kahan hai zulf
shola-e-husn ka dhuan hai zulf
tujh se ham-bazm hoñ nasīb kahāñ
tū kahāñ aur maiñ ġharīb kahāñ
tujh se ham-bazm hon nasib kahan
tu kahan aur main gharib kahan
allāh tā-qayāmat tujh ko rakhe salāmat
kyā kyā sitam na dekhe ham ne tire karam se
allah ta-qayamat tujh ko rakhe salamat
kya kya sitam na dekhe hum ne tere karam se
jo āñkhoñ meñ phirtā hai phire āñkhoñ ke aage
āsān ḳhudā kar de ye dushvār mohabbat
jo aankhon mein phirta hai phire aankhon ke aage
aasan KHuda kar de ye dushwar mohabbat
shart andāz hai agar aa.e
baat chhoTī ho yā baḌī muñh par
shart andaz hai agar aae
baat chhoTi ho ya baDi munh par
jo tire sāmne aa.e haiñ so kam Thahre haiñ
ye hamārā hī kaleja hai ki ham Thahre haiñ
jo tere samne aae hain so kam Thahre hain
ye hamara hi kaleja hai ki hum Thahre hain
chashm-e-vahdat se gar koī dekhe
but-parastī bhī haq-parastī hai
chashm-e-wahdat se gar koi dekhe
but-parasti bhi haq-parasti hai
vo maah bhar ke jām-e-mai-nāb le gayā
ik dam meñ āftāb ko mahtāb le gayā
wo mah bhar ke jam-e-mai-nab le gaya
ek dam mein aaftab ko mahtab le gaya