rah-e-talab mein ahl-e-dil jab had-e-am se baDhe
kashmakash-e-hayat ke aur bhi hausle baDhe
kis se ye puchhiye bhala tishna-labon ko kya mila
kahne ko yun to rose hi saikDon mai-kade baDhe
koshish-e-paiham aafrin manzil ab aa gai qarib
muzhda ho aarzu-e-dil panw ke aable baDhe
aate hi us ne bazm mein ruKH pe naqab Dal li
hae wo manzar-e-hasin jaise diye jale baDhe
waqt ki aazmaishen lati hain zist par nikhaar
phulon ko dekh lijiye kanTon mein jo pale-baDhe
tabish-e-husn-e-yar ne chhin li tab-e-arz-e-shauq
jitne qarib aae wo utne hi fasle baDhe
rahon ke ruKH badal gae manzilen dur ho gain
KHizr ke eatibar par jab kabhi qafile baDhe
Ghazal
Rah-e-talab mein ahl-e-dil jab had-e-am se baDhe
Ejaz Warsi