khoe gae to aaine ko mo'atabar kiya
hum ne teri talash mein apna safar kiya
be-ghar musafiron ke muqaddar mein KHak hai
so hum ne gard-e-rah ko diwar-o-dar kiya
us markaz-e-jamal ke hum bhi asir hain
jis markaz-e-jamal ne har dil mein ghar kiya
shahr-e-wafa KHamosh hai patthar bane baghair
kaisa fareb-e-koh-e-nida ne asar kiya
bazu sameTte hain daraKHton pe kuchh tuyur
shayad kisi ne tazkira-e-baal-o-par kiya
yaadon ki bhiD mein bhi hai tanhai ham-safar
us ki ho KHair jis ne hamein dar-ba-dar kiya
Ghazal
Khoe gae to aaine ko moatabar kiya
Iqbal Haider