aqab se war tha aaKHir main aah kya karta 
kisi bhi aaD mein le kar panah kya karta 
gharib-e-shahr tha aankhon mein thi ana zinda 
saza-e-maut na deta to shah kya karta 
mere KHulus ko jo sikka-e-gharaz samjha 
main aise shaKHs se aaKHir nibah kya karta 
yun us ke afw ka daman bhi dagh-dar na ho 
yahi KHayal tha qasd-e-gunah kya karta 
ye tar tar shab-o-roz reza reza hayat 
main apne haal par aaKHir nigah kya karta 
jo zindagi se na pae najat ki rahen 
'shakil' us ko zamana tabah kya karta
        Ghazal
Aqab se war tha aaKHir main aah kya karta
Syed Shakeel Desnavi

