dagh-e-sina markaz-e-tanwir hai 
dil ka chhaala chand ki taswir hai 
zindagi kiya hai koi samjhae to 
KHwab hai ya KHwab ki tabir hai 
chain se zindan mein baiThe ab junun 
panw mein chakkar nahin zanjir hai 
phunk dengi nafraten ghar aap ka 
nam darwaze pe kyun tahrir hai 
ghar ka ek naqsha bana leti hai rose 
ye jo dil mein hasrat-e-tamir hai 
hum aman pate the jis ke sae mein 
wo shajar ab dhup ki taswir hai 
kis ke wade par karen hum e'tibar 
kis ke mathe pe wafa tahrir hai
        Ghazal
Dagh-e-sina markaz-e-tanwir hai
Mahtab Alam

