hum hatheli pe jaan rakhte hain
aur teri aman rakhte hain
chand ashkon ke waste sahab
teri baaton ka man rakhte hain
tum guzarte ho ajnabi ban kar
hum to dil par chaTan rakhte hain
jo bhi hain hum bas ek hamin hain hum
dost kya kya guman rakhte hain
miThi baaton se kya unhen matlab
har ghaDi sina tan rakhte hain
kitne shatir hain wo mere ham-dam
dil mein tir-o-kaman rakhte hain
KHamushi maslahat rahi 'mahtab'
warna hum bhi zaban rakhte hain
Ghazal
Hum hatheli pe jaan rakhte hain
Bashir Mehtaab