main laDkhaDaya to mujh ko gale lagane lage
gunahgar bhi meri hansi uDane lage
meri qadim riwayat ko aazmane lage
muKHalifin bhi ab kashtiyan jalane lage
dil-e-haris se tamir ki hawas na gai
wo sath-e-ab pe kaghaz ka ghar banane lage
kisi ki rah-e-munawwar mein moajaza ye hua
hamare naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa bhi jagmagane lage
na jaane kis ka hamein intizar rahne laga
ki taq-e-dil pe diya roz hum jalane lage
hue kuchh itne mohazzab ki sans ghuTne lagi
junun-pasand gale tak baTan lagane lage
jinhon ne kanTon pe chalna hamein sikhaya tha
hamari rah mein wo phul ab bichhane lage
shurua ho gaya aankhon mein jashn-e-KHush-KHwabi
hui jo raat to har samt shamiyane lage
Ghazal
Main laDkhaDaya to mujhko gale lagane lage
Sultan Akhtar

