aankhon mein wo KHwab nahin baste pahla sa wo haal nahin hota 
ab fasl-e-bahaar nahin aati aur ranj o malal nahin hota 
is aql ki mari nagri mein kabhi pani aag nahin banta 
yahan ishq bhi log nahin karte yahan koi kamal nahin hota 
hum aaj bahut hi pareshan hain is waqt ke pher se hairan hain 
hamein le ke chalo kisi aisi taraf jahan hijr o visal nahin hota 
jitni hai nadamat tum ko ab utne hi pashiman hum bhi hain 
tum us ka jawab hi kyun socho hum se jo sawal nahin hota 
wo basti bhi ek basti thi ye basti bhi ek basti hai 
wahan TuT ke dil juD jate the yahan koi KHayal nahin hota 
is shahr ki rit ko aam karen jhuk jhuk ke sabhi ko salam karen 
har kaam to hum kar lete hain yahi kaam 'hilal' nahin hota
        Ghazal
Aankhon mein wo KHwab nahin baste pahla sa wo haal nahin hota
Hilal Fareed

