shor-e-dariya-e-wafa-e-ishrat ishrat-e-sahil ke qarib 
ruk gae apne qadam aae jo manzil ke qarib 
phir ye waraftagi-e-shauq samajh mein aae 
ek zara ja ke to dekhe koi bismil ke qarib 
un se bichhDe hue muddat hui lekin ab bhi 
ek chubhan hoti hai mahsus mujhe dil ke qarib 
aks-e-bazar yahan bhi na ho is KHauf se hum 
lauT lauT aae hain ja kar teri mahfil ke qarib
        Ghazal
Shor-e-dariya-e-wafa-e-ishrat ishrat-e-sahil ke qarib
Iftikhar Aazmi

