chahat ko zindagi ki zarurat samajh liya 
ab gham ko hum ne teri inayat samajh liya 
khate rahe hain zist mein kya kya mughaalate 
qamat ko is hasin ki qayamat samajh liya 
kirdar kya raha hai kabhi ye bhi sochte 
sajde kiye to un ko ibaadat samajh liya 
resham se narm lahje ke pichhe mafad tha 
is tajiri ko hum ne sharafat samajh liya 
ab hai koi husain na lashkar husain ka 
sar kaT gae to hum ne shahadat samajh liya 
is tarah umr chain se kaTi 'shakil' ne 
dukh us se jo mila use rahat samajh liya
        Ghazal
Chahat ko zindagi ki zarurat samajh liya
athar shakeel

