apne qadmon hi ki aawaz se chaunka hota
yun mere pas se ho kar koi guzra hota
chandni se bhi sulag uThta hai virana-e-jaan
ye agar jaante suraj hi ko chaha hota
zindagi KHwab-e-pareshan hai bahaar ek KHayal
in ko milne se bahut pahle ye socha hota
dopahar guzri magar dhup ka aalam hai wahi
koi saya kisi diwar se utra hota
ret uD uD ke hawaon mein chali aati hai
shahr-e-arman sar-e-sahra na basaya hota
aarzu umr-e-gurezan to nahin tum to nahin
ye sarakta hua lamha kahin Thahra hota
pichhe pichhe koi saya sa chala aata tha
hae wo kaun tha muD kar use dekha hota
tujh se yak go na talluq mujhe ek umr se tha
zindagi tu ne hi baDh kar mujhe roka hota
jaane kya soch ke logon ne bujhae hain charagh
raat kaTti to sahar hoti ujala hota
apne daman ko jala kar main charaghan karta
agar is rakh mein 'aKHtar' koi shoala hota
Ghazal
Apne qadmon hi ki aawaz se chaunka hota
Akhtar Hoshiyarpuri