manzar-e-KHema-e-shab dekhne wala hoga 
wo charaghon ko bujhaega ujala hoga 
sharbati aankhon mein kajal wo lagaega abhi 
raat ka rang abhi aur bhi kala hoga 
mujh ko Thahre hue sahil se nahin thi ummid 
mujh ko bahte hue pani ne sambhaala hoga 
aaj phir us ne hatheli ko chhupaya man se 
aaj phir hath mein ujrat nahin chhaala hoga 
zindagi palken bichha de ki baDi mushkil se 
maut ne tere liye waqt nikala hoga
        Ghazal
Manzar-e-KHema-e-shab dekhne wala hoga
Saleem Siddiqui

