raat bezar sa ghar se jo main tanha nikla 
chand bhi jaise mere gham ka shanasa nikla 
sar-ba-sar Dub gaya raat ke sannaTe mein 
chandni jis ko main samjha tha wo dariya nikla 
dur se aai gali mein kahin qadmon ki sada 
apna ghar chhoD ke mujh sa koi tanha nikla 
soi thi chandni patton se Dhaki saDkon par 
ek jhonka sar-e-shab KHak uData nikla 
samne ghar ke tere koi khaDa tha jaise 
wahm apna teri diwar ka saya nikla 
chandni rah-e-mulaqat mein diwar bani 
chand bhi jaise tera chahne wala nikla 
raat ke moD pe kaun aaina-bardar mila 
jis ko samjha tha teri yaad zamana nikla 
raat bhar mauj-e-hawa se teri KHushbu aai 
chand-taron mein tera naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa nikla 
is bhare shahr mein hum chaak-e-gareban Thahre 
jis ko dekha wahi sargarm-e-tamasha nikla 
hum to is dil hi ko samjhe the bayaban 'KHawar' 
chand bhi dur tak ek rang ka sahra nikla
        Ghazal
Raat bezar sa ghar se jo main tanha nikla
Rafiq Khawar Jaskani

