jab sar-e-sham koi yaad machal jati hai
dil ke virane mein ek shama si jal jati hai
jab bhi aata hai kabhi tark-e-tamanna ka KHayal
le ke ek mauj kahin dur nikal jati hai
ye hai mai-KHana yahan waqt ka ehsas na kar
gardish-e-waqt yahan jam mein Dhal jati hai
KHwahish-e-zist gham-e-marg gham-e-sud-o-ziyan
zindagi chand khilaunon se bahal jati hai
jab wo hanste hue aate hain KHayalon mein 'kalim'
sham-e-gham subh-e-masarrat mein badal jati hai
Ghazal
Jab sar-e-sham koi yaad machal jati hai
Kaleem Usmani