hamesha kisi imtihan mein raha
raha bhi to kya is jahan mein raha
na main dur tak sath us ke gaya
na wo der tak ham-rahan mein raha
wo dariya pe mujh ko bulata raha
magar main saf-e-tishnagan mein raha
main bujhne laga to bahut der tak
ujala charag-e-ziyan mein raha
qafas yaad aaya parinde ko phir
bahut roz tak aashiyan mein raha
rahi der tak maut se guftugu
main jab halqa-e-raftagan mein raha
na gul koi dil ke shajar par khila
na koi samar shaKH-e-jaan mein raha
ye KHana hamesha se viran hai
kahan koi dil ke makan mein raha
Ghazal
Hamesha kisi imtihan mein raha
Anees Ashfaq