jaan muqaddar mein thi jaan se pyara na tha
mere liye subh thi subh ka tara na tha
bahr-e-shab-o-roz mein bah gae tinke se hum
mauj-e-bala-KHez thi aur kinara na tha
jaan ke dushman the sab log tere shahr ke
umr kaTi jis jagah pal bhi guzara na tha
sard rahi umr bhar anjuman-e-arzu
KHar-o-KHas-e-shauq mein koi sharara na tha
kis ke liye jagte kis ki taraf bhagte
itne baDe shahr mein koi hamara na tha
shauq-e-safar be-sabab aur safar be-talab
us ki taraf chal diye jis ne pukara na tha
dur sahi manzilen ab na rahin himmaten
TuT gae pa-e-shauq dil abhi haara na tha
Ghazal
Jaan muqaddar mein thi jaan se pyara na tha
Shahzad Ahmad