sham-o-gul ne saj to di mahfil teri tere baghair 
wo rahi apni jagah jo thi kami tere baghair 
aamad-o-raft-e-nafas dushwar thi tere baghair 
ek nashtar sa chubha jab sans li tere baghair 
ho gain thin sab bhali baaten buri tere baghair 
han magar achchhi hui to shairi tere baghair 
hae dil jis ki umangen thin bahaaren bagh ki 
wo meri jannat jahannam ban gai tere baghair 
tha bahut mumkin ki bach jati gham-e-duniya se jaan 
sach to ye hai hum ne koshish bhi na ki tere baghair 
mujh ko rone se mile fursat to phir DhunDun use 
hans raha hai kaun qismat ka dhani tere baghair 
jaane wale ja KHuda hafiz magar ye soch le 
kuchh se kuchh ho jaegi diwangi tere baghair 
tere diwane bhi puje jaenge ek din yun hi 
ho rahi hai jaise teri bandagi tere baghair 
tera 'manzar' jo kabhi tha andalib-e-KHush-nawa 
kho gaya duniya se yun chup sadh li tere baghair
        Ghazal
Sham-o-gul ne saj to di mahfil teri tere baghair
Manzar Lakhnavi

