ta-umr aashna na hua dil gunah ka
KHaliq bhala kare teri tirchhi nigah ka
tanha maza uThata hai dil rasm-o-rah ka
bina to hai pe bas nahin chalta nigah ka
ji bhar ke dekh lun to kar is jurm par shahid
yun apne sar pe KHun na le be-gunah ka
rona jo ho to ro le bas ai chashm waqt-e-naza
ab aaj KHatma bhi hai roz-e-siyah ka
pahuncha ke hum ko qabr mein jate hain apne ghar
lijiye unhon ne wada kiya tha nibah ka
taqdir hashr se hamein lai bahisht mein
arman dil mein rah gaya us dad-KHwah ka
pa-posh naz karti hai un ki zamin par
chashmak-zan-e-siphar hai gosha kulah ka
dekha na karwan ne palaT kar ki kaun hun
meri tarah na ho koi wamanda rah ka
manzil ke qata karne ka mohkam hua jo qasd
ek ek daraKHt KHizr bana meri rah ka
Dhoe kahan tak is tan-e-KHaki ko umr bhar
ab ruh ko mile koi gosha nibah ka
behtar kahin the mujh se wo mai-KHwar saqiya
hila jo DhunDte rahe afu-e-gunah ka
ashkon ka silsila kahin TuTe bhi ai firaq
thak bhi chuke qadam meri fariyaad o aah ka
ek tujh pe munhasir nahin ai KHizr kar na naz
har rah-rau ko takta hai wamanda rah ka
rakkha jinan mein bhi hamein maghmum ta-abad
iqrar hum se le ke hamare gunah ka
izhaar-e-gham kiya to ye us ne diya jawab
chehra gawahi deta hai jhuTe gawah ka
ghaugha-e-hashr dil mein samata nahin mere
hangama yaad hai mujhe furqat mein aah ka
bhijwa diya bahisht mein puchha na dil ka haal
kya KHub faisla kiya is dad-KHwah ka
kya jaaniye talash-e-asar mein kahan gai
ab tak kahin pata na laga meri aah ka
sine mein apne nala o shewan ka shor hai
matam hamesha hai dil-e-ghufran-panah ka
yusuf ko ai siphar kuen mein gira to de
manzur imtihan hai zuleKHa ki chah ka
kyunkar na ahl-e-bazm mein ai 'shad' ho rusuKH
nemul-badal hun 'rasiKH'-e-ghufran-panah ka
Ghazal
Ta-umr aashna na hua dil gunah ka
Shad Azimabadi