gir paDe dant hue mu-e-sar ai yar safed 
kyun na ho KHauf-e-ajal se ye siyahkar safed 
do qadam fart-e-nazakat se nahin chal sakta 
rang ho jata hai us ka dam-e-raftar safed 
us masiha ki jo aankhen huin gulzar mein surKH 
ho gai KHauf se bas nargis-e-bimar safed 
gul-e-nasrin ko nahin josh chaman mein bulbul 
hai nazakat ke sabab chehra-e-gulzar safed 
ghar mere shab ko jo wo rashk-e-qamar aa nikla 
ho gae partaw-e-ruKH se dar o diwar safed 
lab o dandan ke tasawwur mein jo roya main kabhi 
ashk do-chaar bahe surKH to do-chaar safed 
hui sarsabz jo sohbat mein 'amanat' ki ghazal 
rang dushman ka hua rashk se ek bar safed
        Ghazal
Gir paDe dant hue mu-e-sar ai yar safed
Amanat Lakhnavi

