shahr ke footpath par kuchh chubhte manzar dekhna
sard raaton mein kabhi ghar se nikal kar dekhna
ye samajh lo tishnagi ka daur sar par aa gaya
raat ko KHwabon mein rah rah kar samundar dekhna
kis ke hathon mein hain patthar kaun KHali hath hai
ye samajhne ke liye shisha sa ban kar dekhna
be-hisi hai buz-dili hai hausla-mandi nahin
baiTh kar sahil pe tufanon ke tewar dekhna
ai mere aangan ke sae ai mere phaldar peD
teri qismat mein hai ab patthar hi patthar dekhna
ye sitam ye shorishen tamhid hain is baat ki
basti basti har taraf KHun ka samundar dekhna
Ghazal
Shahr ke footpath par kuchh chubhte manzar dekhna
Saeed Akhtar