asir-e-dasht-e-tilismat aab se nikle
bahut dinon mein safine sarab se nikle
tapish hai aisi shabon mein ki uD gai ninden
sabhi chamakte hue rang KHwab se nikle
hisar-e-jabr se mumkin najat thi lekin
jhuka ke sar na kisi tang bab se nikle
kabhi to dard ka shoala zaban par bhaDke
dahakta KHun ragon ke azab se nikle
bhare gharon se bichhaDne ka gham nahin 'shahin'
yahi bahut hai ki shahr-e-KHarab se nikle
Ghazal
Asir-e-dasht-e-tilismat aab se nikle
Javed Shaheen