Jalal Lakhnavi
Ghazal 18
Sher-o-Shayari 12
ik raat dil-jaloñ ko ye aish-e-visāl de
phir chāhe āsmān jahannam meñ Daal de
just one night give these deprived the joy of company
thereafter if you wish merge paradise and purgatory
ek raat dil-jalon ko ye aish-e-visal de
phir chahe aasman jahannam mein Dal de
just one night give these deprived the joy of company
thereafter if you wish merge paradise and purgatory
ga.ī thī kah ke maiñ laatī huuñ zulf-e-yār kī bū
phirī to bād-e-sabā kā dimāġh bhī na milā
gai thi kah ke main lati hun zulf-e-yar ki bu
phiri to baad-e-saba ka dimagh bhi na mila
