chal paDe hum dasht-e-be-saya bhi jangal ho gaya 
ham-safar jab mil gae jangal mein mangal ho gaya 
main tha baghi KHushk qatra baadalon ke des ka 
sang-dil lamhon se Takraya to jal-thal ho gaya 
han utar aati hain is wadi mein pariyan chand ki 
kahte hain ek ajnabi sayyah pagal ho gaya 
ras bhari barsat mein khilne laga dharti ka rup 
jism ka aakash us KHushbu se bekal ho gaya 
dur khiski ja rahi hai panw ke niche zamin 
sar ke upar aasman aaankhon se ojhal ho gaya 
kitne qarnon ne tarasha us but-e-bedard ko 
kitni naslon ka lahu us jism mein hal ho gaya 
umr bhar donon ko qaid-e-bahami ki di saza 
wo jo ighwa ka muqadma tha so faisal ho gaya 
har nafas hai sang-bari dil ke kachche ghaw par 
lamha lamha zindagi ka kitna bojhal ho gaya
        Ghazal
Chal paDe hum dasht-e-be-saya bhi jangal ho gaya
Zafar Ghauri

