fasil-e-jaan pe rakkhi thi na baam-o-dar pe rakkhi thi
zamane bhar ki be-KHwabi mere bistar pe rakkhi thi
ubhar aai thi peshani pe naqsh-e-mo'tabar ban kar
purani fikr ki KHushbu nae manzar pe rakkhi thi
nazar uTThi to bas hairat se hum dekha kiye us ko
hamari gum-shuda dastar us ke sar pe rakkhi thi
usi ko zaKHm dene par tula tha sar-phira suraj
meri taKHil ki buniyaad jis shahpar pe rakkhi thi
zamin par raushni aati rahi jati rahi lekin
hamari KHana-virani bas ek mehwar pe rakkhi thi
pasina meri mehnat ka mere mathe pe raushan tha
chamak lal-o-jawahar ki meri Thokar pe rakkhi thi
mere sar par musalsal aag barsata raha suraj
na jaane kaisi ThanDak meri chashm-e-tar pe rakkhi thi
meri gardan jo zinat ban chuki thi qatl-gahon ki
kabhi neze pe rakkhi thi kabhi KHanjar pe rakkhi thi
badal kar pairahan qadmon ke niche aa gai 'nazir'
wahi miTTi jo ek din dast-e-kuza-gar pe rakkhi thi
Ghazal
Fasil-e-jaan pe rakkhi thi na baam-o-dar pe rakkhi thi
Nazir Siddiqi