Ek behad dil ke qareeb ghazal mehfil ki nazar kar raha hoon...
abhi farmaan aayaa hai wahaaN se
ke haT jaauuN maiN un ke darmiyaaN se
yahaaN jo hai tanaffus hii meN kam hai
parinde uR rahe haiN shaaKh-e-jaaN se
dariichaa band hai yaadoN kaa aur maiN
havaa suntaa huN peRon ki zabaaN se
thaa ab tak m’arkaa baahaar kaa dar-pesh
abhii to ghar bhii jaanaa hai yahaaN se
falaaN se behtar thii Ghazal falaaN kii
falaaN ke zaKhm acche the falaaN se
Khabar kyaa duuN maiN shah’r-e-raftugaaN kii
ko’ii lauTe bhii shah’r-e-raftugaaN se
yahii anjaam kyaa tujh ko havas thaa
ko’ii puuche to meer-e-daastaaN se