kahin sar paTakte diwane kahin par jhulaste parwane
jo ho be-shuur kya jaane ye hain zindagi ke afsane
ye nai nai har ek surat ye tilismi aaina-KHane
hai ghazab ki shoala-samani ki bhaTak rahe hain parwane
sabhi apne aur begane chale aa rahe hain samjhane
mujhe kya hua KHuda jaane main siDi hun ya ye diwane
koi aa raha hai samjhane magar is tarah ki be-jaane
hain usi ke gham mein diwane abhi sun le to bura mane
lalak ek si na ai koyal na tera sa dil hai mera dil
teri kuk ko main kya samjhun meri huk ko tu kya jaane
teri be-ruKHi ne ai saqi hawas-e-talab baDha di hai
hua chur ek paimana to bane hazar paimane
hai idhar KHumar aaankhon mein udhar intizar aaankhon mein
abhi daur-e-mai-kashi hai dur abhi ban rahe hain maiKHane
hua bhole-pan pe jo bismil wo to apna aap hai qatil
ye samajh ka pher hai ai dil sitam-o-jafa wo kya jaane
nai karwaTen zamane ki hain baDi hi inqalabaati
kahin bastiyon mein virani kahin bas rahe hain virane
ye ubharti miTti tahriren ye bigaDti banti taswiren
kisi husn ki hain tanwiren koi dekhe ho to pahchane
tu hai jaan-e-husn ye sun ke to pasina chhuTa mathe se
mera nam 'arzu' sun le to wo aur bhi bura mane
Ghazal
Kahin sar paTakte diwane kahin par jhulaste parwane
Arzoo Lakhnavi