nile pile siyah surKH safed sab the shamil isi tamashe mein
yurish-e-rang ne zalil kiya aankh gum ho gai tamashe mein
koi bhi in mein chaarasaz na tha sabhi bimar-e-justuju nikle
tum hi socho ki be-dili kis se rasta puchhti tamashe mein
jism ka sona rup ki chandi kaun sa dhan kisi ke pas raha
ek mera tumhaara qissa kya sari duniya luTi tamashe mein
chand tha sahil-e-nafas ke qarib ek din mere dil mein Dub gaya
subh ka raaz raegan Thahra sham bhi ghul gai tamashe mein
kabhi dariya ke sath sath baDhe kahin ThiThke kahin nazar na uThi
ek umr-e-rawan thi ji ka ziyan so guzarti rahi tamashe mein
ek shoala hawas ka bas mein na tha aap-apne se hath dho baiThe
KHak aaghaz KHak hi anjam aag aisi lagi tamashe mein
Ghazal
Nile pile siyah surKH safed sab the shamil isi tamashe mein
Shamim Hanafi