muddaton se jo moattar tha wo daftar kaT kar
zard mausam likh diya satar-e-gul-e-tar kaT kar
dida-e-bina ki KHatir tha jo saman-e-nashat
reza reza kar diya kis ne wo manzar kaT kar
koi khiDki hi nazar aai na darwaza mila
thak gae hain panw diwaron ke chakkar kaT kar
daman-e-shab mein hain kitne phul kya us ko KHabar
so gaya koh-e-mashaqqat ko jo din-bhar kaT kar
kho gaya hai aadmi be-chehragi ke dasht mein
le uDa hai waqt aainon ke jauhar kaT kar
yun kiya aazad zanjir-e-talluq se mujhe
chhoD de jaise koi tote ke shah-par kaT kar
chahte hain sab ko be-mehnat mile shirin hamein
kaun ab laega ju-e-shirin patthar kaT kar
tab kahin paya kisi ne us ki manzil ka pata
jab masafat qata ki KHud ko sarasar kaT kar
tirgi mein tha jo 'mahir' sham-e-raushan ki misal
KHak par phenka hai kis zalim ne wo sar kaT kar
Ghazal
Muddaton se jo moattar tha wo daftar kaT kar
Mahir Abdul Hayee