chahe tan man sab jal jae 
soz-e-darun par aanch na aae 
shisha TuTe ghul mach jae 
dil TuTe aawaz na aae 
bahr-e-mohabbat tauba! tauba! 
taira jae na Duba jae 
ai wae majburi-e-insan 
kya soche aur kya ho jae 
hae wo naghma jis ka mughanni 
gata jae rota jae 
izzat daulat aani-jaani 
mil mil jae chhin chhin jae 
jis ko kahni dil ki kahani 
sar-ta-pa dhaDkan ban jae 
mai-KHane ki samt na dekho 
jaane kaun nazar aa jae 
kash hamara farz-e-mohabbat 
aish-e-mohabbat par chha jae
        Ghazal
Chahe tan man sab jal jae
Hafeez Merathi

