na Theri jab koi taskin-e-dil ki shakl yaron mein 
to aa nikle taDap kar hum tumhaare be-qararon mein 
kisi ke ishq mein dard-e-jigar se dil ye kahta hai 
idhar bhi aa nikalna hum bhi hain ummidwaron mein 
wo matam bazm-e-shadi hai tumhaari jis mein shirkat ho 
wo marna zindagi hai tum jahan ho sogwaron mein 
talli se ye nafrat hai ki baad-e-marg KHak apni 
agar uThti bhi hai ja baiThti hai KHaksaron mein 
hamare dil ne hum se bewafai kar ke kya paya 
wahan bhi ja ke Thahraya gaya be-e'tibaron mein 
wo khinchunga 'jalal' aahen ki us ki KHak uDa dengi 
falak ne pis Dala hai samajh kar KHaksaron mein
        Ghazal
Na Theri jab koi taskin-e-dil ki shakl yaron mein
Jalal Lakhnavi

