Ghazal)

teraa guZar idh`ar jo baraNg-e-Sabaa huwaa

aayee bahaar, yaad kaa pattah haraa huwaa

har saaNs aarzoo,oN kaa ik silsilah huwaa

is t^araH qismatoN kaa miree faiSila huwaa

achh`aa huwaa keh aap ne mujh` ko bh`ulaa diyaa

th`aa zindagee meN ik yehee kaaNTaa lagaa huwaa

tum aaYe th`e to ek zamaanah th`aa mere saath`

tum kyaa judaa huwe, miraa saayah judaa huwaa

nabZ^-e-Hayaat, shama’-e-umeed, aarzoo-e-waSl

anjaam sab kaa a’ashiqee meN ek saa huwaa

apny hee aansoo,oN peh mujh`e aa gayee haNsee

kal raat mere saath` a’jab maajiraa huwaa!

kartaa hai teraa saayah-e-deewaar bh`ee gureZ

mujh` saa nah dehr meN koyee be-aasraa huwaa

anjaan jaan boojh` kar ban jaa,iYe HuZ^oor!

reh jaaYe kis liYe yehee tasmah lagaa huwaa?

jo Gham mile zamaaneh se saare siwaa mile

aur dil milaa to woh th`aa GhamoN se bh`araa huwaa

josh-o-Kharosh hai nah woh pehle se walwale

baiTh`e biTh`aaYe aap ko ‘Sarwar’ yeh kyaa huwaa?