shab-e-gham muKHtasar si ho gai hai
hayat ab mo'atabar si ho gai hai
nai rahen nikalti aa rahi hain
ye laghzish rahbar si ho gai hai
wafa ki KHu na jiddat dushmani mein
ye duniya be-hunar si ho gai hai
meri be-chaargi kya puchhte ho
wo ab to chaara-gar si ho gai hai
jhuki rahne lagi hain ab wo nazren
fughan kuchh kar-gar si ho gai hai
Ghazal
Shab-e-gham muKHtasar si ho gai hai
Mukhtar Hashmi