asl haalat ka bayan zahir ke sanchon mein nahin
baat jo dil mein hai mere mere lafzon mein nahin
ek zamana tha ki ek duniya mere hamrah thi
aur ab dekhun to rasta bhi nigahon mein nahin
koi aaseb-e-bala hai shahr par chhaya hua
bu-e-adam-zad tak KHali makanon mein nahin
rafta rafta sab hamari rah par aate gae
baat hai jo hum buron mein achchhe achchhon mein nahin
apne hi dam se charaghan hai wagarna 'aftab'
ek sitara bhi meri viran shamon mein nahin
Ghazal
Asl haalat ka bayan zahir ke sanchon mein nahin
Aftab Hussain