chalti rahti hai tasalsul se junun-KHez hawa 
jalta rahta hai magar phir bhi kahin ek diya 
kisi mahfil mein koi shaKHs bahut khul ke hansa 
waqia ye to ajab aaj yahan pesh aaya 
yaad aata hai bahut ek purana aangan 
jis mein pipal ka ghana peD hua karta tha 
ashk bahte hain to bahte hi chale jate hain 
rok sakta hai bahaw bhi koi dariya ka 
raat hum ek ghazal likhte hue rote rahe 
baz lafzon ko to ashkon ne miTa hi Dala 
phir se Takra gaya mujh hi se mere dil ka mafad 
phir se barpa hua ek marka-e-karb-o-bala
        Ghazal
Chalti rahti hai tasalsul se junun-KHez hawa
Shabnam Shakeel

