aadab zindagi se bahut dur ho gaya
shohrat zara mili to wo maghrur ho gaya
ab raqs-e-KHak-o-KHun pe koi bolta nahin
jaise ye mere mulk ka dastur ho gaya
dushman se sarhadon ko bachana tha jis ka kaam
apnon ko qatl karne pe mamur ho gaya
gumnam tha libas-e-sharafat ki wajh se
dastar-e-makr bandhi to mashhur ho gaya
suraj bhi e'timad ke qabil nahin raha
aaya jo waqt-e-sham to be-nur ho gaya
nala jo bah raha tha mere ganw mein 'shahud'
dariya se mil gaya hai to maghrur ho gaya
Ghazal
Aadab zindagi se bahut dur ho gaya
Shahood Alam Aafaqi