aankh uThai nahin wo samne sau bar hue 
hijr mein aise faramush-gar-e-didar hue 
kaamil us firqa-e-zuhhad mein uTha na koi 
kuchh hue to yahi rindan-e-qadah KHwar hue 
na uThi baiTh ke KHak apni tere kuche mein 
hum na yan dosh-e-hawa ke bhi kabhi yar hue 
subh le aaina us but ko dikhaya hum ne 
raat aghyar se milne ke jo inkar hue 
kuchh tajjub nahin gar ab ke falak TuT paDe 
aaj nale jo koi aur bhi do-chaar hue 
misr mein aaj tujhe dekh ke pachhtae hain 
sada-lauhi se jo yusuf ke KHaridar hue 
mubtazil main hi to hun aap jo kahiye sach hai 
raat jhagDe to mujhi par sar-e-bazar hue 
ye hain 'azurda' jo kahte hue shaian-allah 
aaj daryuza-gar-e-KHana-e-KHummar hue
        Ghazal
Aankh uThai nahin wo samne sau bar hue
Mufti Sadruddin Aazurda

