idhar se dekhen to apna makan lagta hai 
ek aur zawiye se aasaman lagta hai 
jo tum ho pas to kahta hai mujh ko chir ke phenk 
wo dil jo waqt-e-dua be-zaban lagta hai 
shuru-e-ishq mein sab zulf o KHat se Darte hain 
aKHir umr mein in hi mein dhyan lagta hai 
sarakne lagti hai tab hi qadam tale se zamin 
jab apne hath mein sara jahan lagta hai 
do chaar ghaTiyan ek dasht kuchh nadi nale 
bas is ke baad hamara makan lagta hai
        Ghazal
Idhar se dekhen to apna makan lagta hai
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi

