nind aankhon se uDi phul se KHushbu ki tarah 
ji bahal jaega shab se tere gesu ki tarah 
dosto jashn manao ki bahaar aai hai 
phul girte hain har ek shaKH se aansu ki tarah 
meri aashuftagi-e-shauq mein ek husn bhi hai 
tere aariz pe machalte hue gesu ki tarah 
ab tere hijr mein lazzat na tere wasl mein lutf 
in dinon zist hai Thahre hue aansu ki tarah 
zindagi ki yahi qimat hai ki arzan ho jao 
naghma-e-dard liye mauja-e-KHushbu ki tarah 
kis ko malum nahin kaun tha wo shaKHs 'alim' 
jis ki KHatir rahe aawara hum aahu ki tarah
        Ghazal
Nind aankhon se uDi phul se KHushbu ki tarah
Obaidullah Aleem

