ranai-e-kaunain se be-zar hamin the 
hum the tere jalwon ke talabgar hamin the 
hai farq talabgar o parastar mein ai dost 
duniya thi talabgar parastar hamin the 
is banda-nawazi ke tasadduq sar-e-mahshar 
goya teri rahmat ke saza-war hamin the 
de de ke nigahon ko tasawwur ka sahaara 
raaton ko tere waste bedar hamin the 
bazar-e-azal yun to bahut garm tha lekin 
le de ke mohabbat ke KHaridar hamin the 
khaTke hain tere sare gulistan ki nazar mein 
sab apni jagah phul the ek KHar hamin the 
han aap ko dekha tha mohabbat se hamin ne 
ji sare zamane ke gunahgar hamin the 
hai aaj wo surat ki banae nahin banti 
kal naqsh-e-do-alam ke qalamkar hamin the 
pachhtaoge dekho hamein begana samajh kar 
manoge kisi waqt ki gham-KHwar hamin the 
arbab-e-watan KHush hain hamein dil se bhula kar 
jaise nigah o dil pe bas ek bar hamin the 
'ehsan' hai be-sud gila un ki jafa ka 
chaha tha unhen hum ne KHata-war hamin the
 
        Ghazal
Ranai-e-kaunain se be-zar hamin the
Ehsan Danish

