ab yahi behtar hai naqsh-e-ab hone de mujhe 
yunhi ruswa KHatir-e-ahbab hone de mujhe 
nind aaankhon mein parindon ki tarah utri hai aaj 
ai nafas aahista chal gharqab hone de mujhe 
ek TukDa abr ka phirta hai manind-e-ghazal 
ai meri chashm-e-hawas sairab hone de mujhe 
umr bhar mein ek kaam aisa to kar shauq-e-junun 
main agar dariya hun to be-ab hone de mujhe 
main bhi patthar ban ke zer-e-ab so jaun kahin 
kab hua aisa ki ab girdab hone de mujhe 
mehrban jangal ke sae tu hi de apni panah 
KHwab aaankhon mein hain mahw-e-KHwab hone de mujhe 
pyas kahti hai ki chal dariya uTha laen yahin 
dard kahta hai ki ruk payab hone de mujhe
        Ghazal
Ab yahi behtar hai naqsh-e-ab hone de mujhe
Siddique Mujibi

