nazzara-e-jamal ne sone nahin diya 
shab bhar tere KHayal ne sone nahin diya 
pahle nawed-e-wasl meri nind le uDi 
phir nashsha-e-visal ne sone nahin diya 
jis roz us ke jhuT ki sachchaiyan khulin 
suqraat ki misal ne sone nahin diya 
kis KHub-surati se juda kar diya hamein 
dushman ke is kamal ne sone nahin diya 
jo bhik mangte hue bachche ke pas tha 
us kasa-e-sawal ne sone nahin diya 
shab bhar main jagti rahi jis ranj ke sabab 
din ko bhi us malal ne sone nahin diya 
kitni thakan safar ki thi par wapsi ki sham 
is shauq-e-arz-e-haal ne sone nahin diya 
'ruhi' main KHwab-e-ishq se jagi to us ke baad 
kitne hi mah-o-sal ne sone nahin diya
        Ghazal
Nazzara-e-jamal ne sone nahin diya
Rehana Roohi

