ek makan aur bulandi pe banane na diya 
hum ko parwaz ka mauqa hi hawa ne na diya 
tu KHuda ban ke miTaega hamein hi ek din 
sar tere dar pe isi Dar ne jhukane na diya 
muttahid hone ka jazba tha sabhi mein lekin 
muttahid hone ka mauqa hi hawa ne na diya 
tum pe chha jate shajar bante jo nanhe paude 
tum ne achchha hi kiya panw jamane na diya 
wo to aamada tha bandon ki shikayat sun kar 
kuchh farishton ne zamin par use aane na diya 
aap Darte hain ki khul jae na asli chehra 
is liye shahr ko aaina banane na diya
        Ghazal
Ek makan aur bulandi pe banane na diya
Manzar Bhopali

