kitab paDhte rahe aur udas hote rahe
ajib shaKHs tha jis ke azab Dhote rahe
koi to baat thi aisi ki is tamashe par
hansi bhi aai magar munh chhupa ke rote rahe
hami ko shauq tha duniya ke dekhne ka bahut
hum apni aankhon mein KHud suiyan chubhote rahe
bas apne-ap ko pane ki justuju thi ki hum
KHarab hote rahe aur KHud ko khote rahe
zamin ki tarah samundar bhi tha safar ke liye
magar ye kya ki yahan kashtiyan Dubote rahe
hamein KHabar na hui aur din bhi Dub gaya
chaTaKHti dhup ka bistar bichhae sote rahe
Ghazal
Kitab paDhte rahe aur udas hote rahe
Shamim Hanafi