rah-e-talab mein dam-o-diram chhoD jaenge
likh lo hamare sher baDe kaam aaenge
jhuTa hai jhuT baat ye bolega aaina
aao hamare samne hum sach bataenge
tanha jo apna bojh uThae hue hain KHud
mar jaen hum to chaar ye mil kar uThaenge
thoDi si be-KHudi ho to hum uTh ke chal paDen
hosh-o-hawas mein to qadam laDkhaDaenge
hum ne tumhaare baad jalaya nahin charagh
tum kya samajh rahe the ki hum dil jalaenge
'aKHtar' hum aasman pe aa to gae magar
aisa nahin ki apni zamin bhul jaenge
Ghazal
Rah-e-talab mein dam-o-diram chhoD jaenge
Junaid Akhtar