saf-e-matam pe jo hum nachne gane lag jaen 
gardish-e-waqt! tere hosh Thikane lag jaen 
wo to wo us ki maiyat mein guzara hua pal 
jo bhulaen to bhulane mein zamane lag jaen 
mere qadir! jo tu chahe to ye mumkin ho jae 
raftagan shahr-e-adam se yahan aane lag jaen 
bazm-e-duniya se chalun aisa na ho sab mere yar 
ek ek kar ke mujhe chhoD ke jaane lag jaen 
KHwahish-e-wasl! tera kya ho jo hum sal-ba-sal 
ashra-e-soz gham-e-hijr manane lag jaen 
hum samajh pae na 'fartash' mizaj-e-KHuban 
dil churaen to kabhi aankhen churane lag jaen
        Ghazal
Saf-e-matam pe jo hum nachne gane lag jaen
Fartash Syed

