dad milti nazar-e-ahl-e-nazar se pahle
maut aati jo kahin dil ko jigar se pahle
tasfiya karte na hangam-e-sahar se pahle
puchh lete kisi mayus nazar se pahle
mera marna tumhein ho jaega KHud hi malum
dil taDap uTThega sine mein KHabar se pahle
tum to kahte the ki main dard ka qail hi nahin
kaun chiKHa mere nalon ke asar se pahle
nam jis chiz ka hai maut jahan mein mashhur
waqia ye to hua dard-e-jigar se pahle
aaj ki raat to kuchh aur KHabar deti hai
ho munasib to chale aana sahar se pahle
ek bijli si meri aankhon ke andar kaundi
aur irada jo hua azm-e-safar se pahle
roi majburiyon par chaaragaron ki qismat
mar gaya aap ka bimar sahar se pahle
main bhi samjha hun tere naqsh-e-qadam ka matlab
main bhi guzra tha isi rahguzar se pahle
Ghazal
Dad milti nazar-e-ahl-e-nazar se pahle
Mirza Altaf Husain Alim Lucknwi