sirf kahne ko koi azmat-nishan banta nahin 
chand qatron se to bahr-e-be-karan banta nahin 
chaar chhe phulon se apne ghar ka guldasta saja 
chaar chhe phulon se hargiz gulistan banta nahin 
karwan ka pas hai tujh ko to pani par na chal 
ye wo jada hai jahan koi nishan banta nahin 
be-sar-o-saman parindo kash tum ye sochte 
kaun si shaKHen hain jin par aashiyan banta nahin 
kis qadar na-qabil-e-idrak hai meri zaban 
koi is basti mein mera ham-zaban banta nahin
        Ghazal
Sirf kahne ko koi azmat-nishan banta nahin
Asad Jafri

