pahle wo qaid-e-marg se mujh ko riha kare
phir ho to bewafai ka be-shak gila kare
ab kashmakash ke bojh ki taqat nahin rahi
ab dil mein koi aas na jage KHuda kare
ho shama to batae ki jalte hain kis tarah
jugnu bhi mar gae hon to parwana kya kare
wo hukm de rahe hain magar sochte nahin
kis tarah koi dil ko jigar se juda kare
wo mushtail ki zid ki bhi hai intiha koi
hum muntazir ki aaj magar ibtida kare
andar ka bagh jis ka badal jae dasht mein
wo shaKHs tere phul se chehre ko kya kare
KHairaat bhi mili na jahan se tamam umr
'aKHtar' wahin pe aaj bhi baiTha dua kare
Ghazal
Pahle wo qaid-e-marg se mujhko riha kare
Saeed Akhtar