A gathering of the classic masters — couplets to read aloud together.
Pass the page around — one couplet each.
hazaaron khwahishen aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle
bahut nikle mere armaan lekin phir bhi kam nikle
unke dekhe se jo aa jaati hai munh par raunaq
wo samajhte hain ke beemaar ka haal achcha hai
patta patta boota boota haal hamaara jaane hai
jaane na jaane gul hi na jaane baagh to saara jaane hai
dikhaayi diye yun ke bekhud kiya
hamein aap se bhi juda kar chale
tum mere paas hote ho goya
jab koi doosra nahin hota
asar us ko zara nahin hota
ranj raahat-fizaa nahin hota
khoob parda hai ke chilman se lage baithe hain
saaf chhupte bhi nahin saamne aate bhi nahin
uzr aane mein bhi hai aur bulaate bhi nahin
baais-e-tark-e-mulaaqaat bataate bhi nahin