kaha tha us ne mohabbat ki aabru rakhna
chubhe hon kitne bhi kanTe gulon ki KHu rakhna
dilon ko toD na Dale tumhaari haq-goi
bajae harf ke aaina ru-ba-ru rakhna
jo waqt ahl-e-wafa se kabhi lahu mange
to sab se pahle lab-e-tegh par gulu rakhna
KHizan se haar na jaana kisi bhi haalat mein
numu mile na mile KHwahish-e-numu rakhna
bura na kahna zamane ko hum zamana hain
hamare baad zamane se guftugu rakhna
faqih-e-shahr ke fatwe ki haisiyat kya hai
to KHud ko apni nigahon mein surKH-ru rakhna
visal-e-dost ki saat bhi aane wali hai
sahar qarib hai 'akbar' abhi wazu rakhna
Ghazal
Kaha tha usne mohabbat ki aabru rakhna
Akbar Hameedi