kahte hain log ye ki baDi dil-nashin hai sham
lekin mujhe ye lagta hai andoh-gin hai sham
ye ek chhalawa hai ki pahaDon ki aag hai
wahm-o-guman ki shakl mein jaise yaqin hai sham
kya us ko DhunDte ho KHalaon ke darmiyan
tum apne dil mein khoj ke dekho yahin hai sham
ye kaisi machhliyan hain chamakti hain raat bhar
ye jhil hai ki ek nigah-e-hasin hai sham
donon ka wasl ho to shafaq-rang ho ye dil
hai raat aasman to goya zamin hai sham
din ka gunah raat ke sar aa gaya hai kyun?
kya shab ki be-gunahi ki shahid nahin hai sham?
ye to badal chuki hai 'karamat' hawa ka ruKH
kaise kahun ki waqt ke zer-e-nagin hai sham
Ghazal
Kahte hain log ye ki baDi dil-nashin hai sham
Karamat Ali Karamat