dushman bhi apne dost se yarab juda na ho 
na aashna ko bhi alam-e-ashna na ho 
sad-chaak ho wo dil ki jo dard-ashna na ho 
phuTe wo aankh jis se ki aansu gira na ho 
wo said hun ki par bhi hon aur uD saka na ho 
yarab mujhe kahin par-e-mahi mila na ho 
baad-az-fana zamin se na uTha mera ghubar 
aisa koi kisi ki nazar se gira na ho 
karti hai ab talak jo lagawaT tumhaari tegh 
tasma koi gale mein laga rah gaya na ho 
mar kar bhi us gali mein na hum pahunchen ya nasib 
KHak apni jab uDe to udhar ki hawa na ho 
be-yar zauq kab hai sharab-o-kabab se 
parwa nahin hai ab mujhe saqi ho ya na ho 
KHun-e-jigar piya na ho jis ne wo mai piye 
khae wahi kabab ki jo dil-jala na ho 
hum KHak mein mile to mile gham magar ye hai 
dil mein tere ghubar kahin aa gaya na ho 
ruswai ka bhi chahiye wahshat mein kuchh KHayal 
daman jo chaak ho to gareban phaTa na ho 
be-jurm-o-be-gunah na aashiq ko qatl kar 
kaba teri gali hi kahin karbala na ho 
khinchi thi tegh par na nazakat se khinch saki 
qatil ka kya qusur jo meri qaza na ho 
marham jo sabz tum ne lagaya to faeda 
be-ab-e-tegh zaKHm hamara hara na ho 
bang-e-dara to hoti nahin aisi dil-KHarash 
hamrah-e-qafila dil-e-nalan mera na ho 
jo ho saken wo mujh se karo be-wafaiyan 
ta phir kisi ko tum se ummid-e-wafa na ho 
juz kahruba uThai kisi ne na meri lash 
kahida is qadar koi yarab hua na ho 
hasrat se kyun taDapte hain sayyaad asir-e-dam 
hathon mein tere tair-e-rang-e-hina na ho 
kha kha ke pan pik jo phenki mazar par 
us ke shahid-e-lab ka yahi KHun-baha na ho 
is darja kyun hai charKH-e-jafa-ju ko iztirab 
dil ko mere qarar kahin aa gaya na ho 
KHamosh apne dar pe mujhe dekh kar wo shoKH 
kahta hai ye faqir kahin be-nawa na ho 
hai darmiyan mein tafraqa-parwaz-guftugu 
KHamosh ho to lab se kabhi lab juda na ho 
bahr-e-jawab KHat mein jagah chhoD di thi kuchh 
qasid ne us pe KHatt-e-ghulami likha na ho 
phir ruh ko hai jism mein aane ka ishtiyaq 
us ne mere janaze ko kandha diya na ho 
bechain ho na jaen sab aasudgan-e-KHak 
wo chaal chal ki jis se qayamat bapa na ho 
tu mujh siyah-baKHt ki jaanib nigah kar 
dekhun to kyunkar aankh teri surma-sa na ho 
tarik ho gaya hai nazar mein jahan 'wazir' 
aankhon mein us ki ghair ne surma diya na ho
        Ghazal
Dushman bhi apne dost se yarab juda na ho
Khwaja Mohammad Vazeer Lakhnavi

