meri qadim riwayat ko aazmane lage
muKHalifin bhi ab kashtiyan jalane lage
main laDkhaDaya to mujh ko gale lagane lage
gunahgar bhi meri hansi uDane 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
badal gaya hai zamana bhi doston ki tarah
mere harif bhi mujh se nazar churane 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-KHubi
hui jo raat to har samt shamiyane lage
Ghazal
Meri qadim riwayat ko aazmane lage
Sultan Akhtar