nek-o-bad ki jise KHabar hi nahin
shar hai kam-baKHt wo bashar hi nahin
wo hain kis haal mein KHabar hi nahin
sar bhi nicha hai ek nazar hi nahin
hath KHali hai mal-o-zar hi nahin
kya uDen jabki baal-o-par hi nahin
mai ki babat KHayal kar waiz
is mein nafe bhi hain zarar hi nahin
sharm se tere ru-e-raushan ke
shams bhi zard hai qamar hi nahin
jis ke bais hai zindagi be-lutf
lutf ye hai use KHabar hi nahin
rah har dil ko hoti hai dil se
mere dil ki unhen KHabar hi nahin
yar to qatl-e-am kar Dale
tegh bandhe kahan kamar hi nahin
zabt ki nisbat aap ka hai KHayal
main hun aashiq mere jigar hi nahin
mere sine ko chir kar dekho
dil bhi rota hai chashm-e-tar hi nahin
aasman lakh bar dushman ho
kya ho barbaad mere ghar hi nahin
kaun kahta hai mujh ko saudai
ek muddat se mere sar hi nahin
hum qayamat se bhi hue be-fikr
shab-e-hijran ki jab sahar hi nahin
panw phailae mast hote hain
fuqara kyunki mal-o-zar hi nahin
wo to mujh ko jalae jaenge
baad murdan bhi umr bhar hi nahin
baad murdan hai hashr ka khaTka
meri jaan fikr se mafar hi nahin
murgh be-wajh chiKHe jata hai
ye na bole to jaanwar hi nahin
zulm par ab hai aasman nadim
sar bhi nicha hai ek nazar hi nahin
tauba tauba hazar-ha sharten
kya bataun agar magar hi nahin
phirte ho saikDon nadidon mein
tum ko KHauf-e-nazar guzar hi nahin
aadmi aadmi hai izzat se
aab jis mein na ho guhar hi nahin
kam hai ye zad-e-rah ai 'parwin'
tum ko andaza-e-safar hi nahin
Ghazal
Nek-o-bad ki jise KHabar hi nahin
Parveen Umm-e-Mushtaq

