KHun-e-nahaq thi faqat duniya-e-ab-o-gil ki baat 
ye hai mahshar kyun yahan ho daman-e-qatil ki baat 
aaj kyun ashkon mein hai aks-e-tabassum jalwa-gar 
aa gai kya apni had par gham ke mustaqbil ki baat 
har nazar rangini-e-ruKH tak pahunch kar rah gai 
phul ab kis se kahen gulshan mein zaKHm-e-dil ki baat 
dekhte hi rah gae qanun-e-qudrat ahl-e-zabt 
le uDi KHakistar-e-parwana jab mahfil ki baat 
naKHuda hum aur tufan se karen fikr-e-farar 
hum kabhi karte nahin sahil pe bhi sahil ki baat 
ho na jae phir shuur-e-karwan nazr-e-fareb 
chheD di hai rahbar ne aaj phir manzil ki baat 
koi apna hai na koi hamdam-o-dard-ashna 
ai KHuda kis se kahe 'ejaz' apne dil ki baat
        Ghazal
KHun-e-nahaq thi faqat duniya-e-ab-o-gil ki baat
Ejaz Warsi

