maut ki samt jaan chalti rahi
zindagi ki dukan chalti rahi
sare kirdar so gae thak kar
bas teri dastan chalti rahi
main larazta raha hadaf ban kar
mashq-e-tir-e-kaman chalti rahi
ulTi sidhi charagh sunte rahe
aur hawa ki zaban chalti rahi
do hi mausam the dhup ya barish
chhatriyon ki dukan chalti rahi
jism lambe the chadaren chhoTi
raat bhar khinch-tan chalti rahi
par nikalte rahe bikharte rahe
unchi nichi uDan chalti rahi
Ghazal
Maut ki samt jaan chalti rahi
Fahmi Badayuni