na puchh ai mere gham-KHwar kya tamanna thi 
dil-e-hazin mein bhi aabaad ek duniya thi 
har ek nazar thi hamare hi chaak-daman par 
har ek saat-e-gham jaise ek tamasha thi 
hamein bhi ab dar o diwar ghar ke yaad aae 
jo ghar mein the to hamein aarzu-e-sahra thi 
koi bachata hamein phir bhi Dub hi jate 
hamare waste zanjir mauj-e-dariya thi 
baghair samt ke chalna bhi kaam aa hi gaya 
fasil-e-shahr ke bahar bhi ek duniya thi 
tilism-e-hosh-ruba the wo manzar-e-hasti 
faza-e-dida-o-dil jaise KHwab aasa thi 
koi rafiq-e-safar tha na rahbar koi 
junun ki rah mein 'gulnar' jada-paima thi
        Ghazal
Na puchh ai mere gham-KHwar kya tamanna thi
Gulnar Aafreen

