kyun na hum yaad kisi ko sahar-o-sham karen 
ho na itna bhi mohabbat mein to kya kaam karen 
hae turbat pe mari naz se kahna un ka 
aap leTe hue ab hashr tak aaram karen 
is zamane mein tere baadiya-paima bhi ajab 
jam ke baiThen jo kahin misl-e-nagin nam karen 
kaba-o-dair ka miT jae jahan se jhagDa 
jalwa-e-husn-e-haqiqat wo agar aam karen 
shaiKH-ji ye bhi koi baat hai maiKHane mein 
aap roza rahen hum shaghl-e-mai-o-jam karen 
muft-KHori ka tariqa nahin achchha sahab 
hum bhi kuchh kaam karen aap bhi kuchh kaam karen 
aaj hi kyun na gale mil len kise kal malum 
hum kahan subah karen aap kahan sham karen 
aap ka naqsh-e-qadam pesh-e-nazar hai jin ke 
sajda-e-shauq na kyunkar wo ba-har-gam karen 
hans ke farmate hain mujh aashiq-e-gumnam se wo 
aap badnam jo ho jaen baDa nam karen 
sach to hai apni hi ghaflat ne hai raunda hum ko 
kis liye hum gila-e-gardish-e-ayyam karen 
mil ke gulchin se ye sayyaad ne ki hai sazish 
phunk kar sahn-e-chaman barq ko badnam karen
        Ghazal
Kyun na hum yaad kisi ko sahar-o-sham karen
Rahmat Ilahi Barq Aazmi

