kitni mahfuz zindagi thi kabhi
dushmani thi na dosti thi kabhi
ab faqat qahqahe lagata hun
meri aankhon mein bhi nami thi kabhi
soch kar ab qadam uThata hun
meri rahon mein gum rahi thi kabhi
ab dhuan hai jo pi rahe hain nam
aag har moD par lagi thi kabhi
ab to badla hai apna paimana
jo buri hai wahi bhali thi kabhi
tha safed-o-siyah se waqif
meri aankhon mein raushni thi kabhi
ab to tasbih le ke baiThe hain
hath mein jin ke lablabi thi kabhi
sab ka mahbub ek tha 'hamdam'
shahr mein ek hi gali thi kabhi
Ghazal
Kitni mahfuz zindagi thi kabhi
Hamdam Kashmiri