ranj is ka nahin ki hum TuTe 
ye to achchha hua bharam TuTe 
ek halki si Thes lagte hi 
jaise koi gilass hum TuTe 
aai thi jis hisab se aandhi 
is ko socho to peD kam TuTe 
log choTen to pi gae lekin 
dard karte hue raqam TuTe 
aaine aaine rahe garche 
saf-goi mein dam-ba-dam TuTe 
shaeri ishq bhuk KHuddari 
umr bhar hum to har qadam TuTe 
bandh TuTa nadi ka kuchh aise 
jis tarah se koi qasam TuTe 
ek afwah thi sabhi rishte 
TuTna tai tha aur hum TuTe 
zindagi kanghiyon mein Dhaal hamein 
teri zulfon ke pech-o-KHam TuTe 
tujh pe marte hain zindagi ab bhi 
jhuT likkhen to ye qalam TuTe
        Ghazal
Ranj is ka nahin ki hum TuTe
Suryabhanu Gupt

