kisi ke waste jita hai ab na marta hai
har aadmi yahan apna tawaf karta hai
sab apni apni nigahen sameT lete hain
wo KHush-libas sar-e-sham jab bikharta hai
main jis ki rah mein har shab diye jalata hun
wo mahtab zamin par kahan utarta hai
hamara dil bhi hai viran haweliyon ki tarah
tamam raat yahan koi aah bharta hai
main us ke naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa bhi chhu nahin sakta
wo tez-gam hawaon ke par katarta hai
na baam-e-arzu raushan na saeban-e-talab
sara-e-dil mein kahan koi ab Thaharta hai
sab apne aap se KHaif hain in dinon 'aKHtar'
har ek shaKHs yahan aaine se Darta hai
Ghazal
Kisi ke waste jita hai ab na marta hai
Sultan Akhtar