raqs karte mastiyon ke sainkaDon aalam gae 
mahfil-e-jam ban gai jis anjuman mein hum gae 
har alam se har bala se mil gai dil ko najat 
jab se tera gham mila hai apne sare gham gae 
aa gai kya jaaniye phir kis masiha-dam ki yaad 
dard-e-paiham ruk gaya ashk-e-musalsal tham gae 
chha gain rindan-e-mahfil par bala ki mastiyan 
bazm mein jis samt chhalkate wo jam-e-jam gae 
kaun kahta hai faza-e-dahr ab barham nahin 
kaun kahta hai teri zulfon ke pech-o-KHam gae 
tha wo takiya hum faqiron ka hi ai hamdam jahan 
jubba-sai ko hazaron akbar-e-azam gae 
rah gae aghyar sab hairan-o-shashdar ai 'umid' 
is ada se aaj un ki anjuman mein hum gae
        Ghazal
Raqs karte mastiyon ke sainkaDon aalam gae
Raghunath Sahai

