shuur-e-nau-umr hun na mujh ko mata-e-ranj-o-malal dena 
ki mujh ko aata nahin ghamon ko KHushi ke sanchon main Dhaal dena 
hudud mein apni rah ke shayad bacha sakun main wajud apna 
main ek qatra hun mujh ko dariya ke raste par na Dal dena 
agar KHala mein pahunch gaya to palaT ke wapas na aa sakunga 
tum apni hadd-e-kashish se uncha na mujh ko yaro uchhaal dena 
wo suratan aadmi hai lekin mizaj se mar-e-astin hai 
agar use aastin mein rakhna to zahr pahle nikal dena 
na jaane khiDki se jhankti ye kiran kise rasta dikha de 
tum apne kamre ki khiDkiyon par dabiz parde na Dal dena 
sukut-e-shab toDne ki KHatir bhi koi hangama sath rakhna 
na sham hote hi har tamanna ko qaid-KHane main Dal dena 
ye hum ne mana ki tum mein suraj ki si tapish hai magar ye sun lo 
ki hum samundar hain aur aasan nahin samundar ubaal dena
        Ghazal
Shuur-e-nau-umr hun na mujhko mata-e-ranj-o-malal dena
Ehtisham ul Haq Siddiqui

