sajaen mahfil-e-yaran na shaghl-e-jam karen
to aur kaise tere gham ka ehtiram karen
kise bulaen chanaron mein aadhi raat gae
agar karen to kise subh ka salam karen
basaen qaf-e-tasawwur mein ek pari-wash ko
kuchh aaj ishrat-e-hijran ka ehtimam karen
julus-e-shola-ruKHan kis taraf ko guzrega
koi batae kahan ahl-e-dil qayam karen
chalo ki KHema-e-mahbub koi dur nahin
uTho ki aaj ki shab mein junun ka nam karen
hamare jam mein mai bhi hai KHun-e-dil bhi hai
ye dekhna hai KHuda wale kya haram karen
Ghazal
Sajaen mahfil-e-yaran na shaghl-e-jam karen
Shahid Akhtar