thi yaad kis dayar ki jo aa ke yun rula gai 
bas ek pal mein jaise zindagi bhi Dagmaga gai 
guman tha ye ki dab gain wo hasraton ki bijliyan 
ye kaun si nai chamak bujhe diye jala gai 
girain shaKH shaKH se KHizan ne phul pattiyan 
uDe jo bij har taraf to phir bahaar aa gai 
khula nigah-e-yar ka jo mai-kada to yun laga 
ki pyas ek umar ki bas ek nazar bujha gai 
KHuda-qasam main bach gaya KHata ki tez dhaar se 
junun ki ek ada thi jo mujhe yun aazma gai 
ye kya hua ki ab tujhi se bad-guman main ho gaya 
main sochta tha zindagi tu mujh ko ras aa gai 
mili hai 'azim'-e-suKHan ye kaisi tirgi tujhe 
tere KHayal mein jo itni raushni baDha gai
        Ghazal
Thi yaad kis dayar ki jo aa ke yun rula gai
Aazim Kohli

