sabr KHud ukta gaya achchha hua 
kuchh to bojh ehsas ka halka hua 
wo ghurur-e-hosh-mandi kya hua 
jo qadam paDta hai wo bahka hua 
chheD baiTha waqt apni ragni 
saz par jab aap ka qabza hua 
tak raha hai KHud unhi ki anjuman 
fitna fitna un ka chaunkaya hua 
rup badla hai sahar ka raat ne 
dekhne walo tumhein dhoka hua 
kar rahe ho kis se tum zikr-e-chaman 
ghuncha ghuncha hai mera dekha hua 
aap kaj-rau hain ki sab kaj-fahm hain 
hal baDi mushkil se ye uqda hua 
maslahat 'yaqub' kyun hai dam-ba-KHud 
raaz kis ki bazm ka ifsha hua
        Ghazal
Sabr KHud ukta gaya achchha hua
Yaqoob Usmani

