dur sahra ki kaDi dhup mein chhanw jaisa 
wo to lagta tha mujhe meri duaon jaisa 
ek riyasat thi mere pas nawabon jaisi 
ab tere shahr mein phirta hun gadaon jaisa 
ab use DhunDhta phirta hun bayabanon mein 
jo mere pas se guzra tha hawaon jaisa 
tu na tha pas to ruThi thin bahaaren mujh se 
jaise mausam ho mere sath KHizaon jaisa 
ruKH-e-raushan se nikalti thin shuaen 'owais' 
us ki zulfon mein nazara tha ghaTaon jaisa
        Ghazal
Dur sahra ki kaDi dhup mein chhanw jaisa
Owaisul Hassan Khan

