charagh-e-kushta se qindil kar raha hai mujhe 
wo dast-e-ghaib jo tabdil kar raha hai mujhe 
ye mere miTte hue lafz jo damak uThe hain 
zarur wo kahin tartil kar raha hai mujhe 
main jagte mein kahin ban raha hun az-sar-e-nau 
wo apne KHwab mein tashkil kar raha hai mujhe 
harim-e-naz aur ek umr baad main lekin 
ye iKHtisar jo tafsil kar raha hai mujhe 
badan pe taza nishan ban rahe hain jaise koi 
mere ghayab mein tahwil kar raha hai mujhe 
badal rahe hain mere KHadd-o-KHal 'turk' abhi 
musalsal aaina tawil kar raha hai mujhe
        Ghazal
Charagh-e-kushta se qindil kar raha hai mujhe
Zia-ul-Mustafa Turk

