jo na ho dard-ashna wo sarKHushi kis kaam ki 
shairi tamsil ya surat-gari kis kaam ki 
gham jo auron ka ho apna gham samajh kar lijiye 
warna dil ka soz aankhon ki nami kis kaam ki 
ek jaise hon agar sang-o-samar kya dekhna 
sehn-e-yaKH-basta mein koi raushni kis kaam ki 
KHak-dan-e-tira mein ek aalam-e-raushan bhi hai 
be-junun bhi ye munawwar aagahi kis kaam ki 
wo to ek sailab tha sab kuchh baha kar le gaya 
nam ki taKHti sar-e-diwar thi kis kaam ki 
ranj harf-e-na-shunida aasman na-ashna 
ai hawa-e-dard aashufta-sari kis kaam ki 
irtibaat-e-chashm-o-lab ka bhi koi saman to ho 
warna us KHal-e-siyah ki dilkashi kis kaam ki
        Ghazal
Jo na ho dard-ashna wo sarKHushi kis kaam ki
Syed Amin Ashraf

