sab ko miT jaana hai taqwim-e-fana kya dekhun
zindagi kyun na tera husn-e-dil-ara dekhun
dil-e-pur-KHun ko to mil jae faragh-e-ishrat
kab talak dard se us ka main taDapta dekhun
main ki hun kushta-e-naumidi-e-jawed kabhi
apni mauhum ummidon ka bar-ana dekhun
zindagi koi maani koi matlab to ho
ye na ho qafila-e-jaan ka guzarna dekhun
subh se sham talak dhup hi oDhi main ne
koi dam ab to main baadal ka barasna dekhun
yun to tabani-e-duniya pe nazar rukti nahin
ye na ho chehra-e-insan ko main utra dekhun
gharq ho jaunga apne mein wo dariya main hun
kab talak rahi samundar ka ishaara dekhun
Ghazal
Sab ko miT jaana hai taqwim-e-fana kya dekhun
Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi Rahi