tere baghair masafat ka gham kahan kam hai 
magar ye dukh ki meri umr-e-raegan kam hai 
meri nigah ki wusat bhi is mein shamil kar 
meri zamin pe tera ye aasman kam hai 
tujhe KHabar bhi kahan hai mere iradon ki 
tu meri sochti aankhon ka raaz-dan kam hai 
isi se ho gae manus tairan-e-chaman 
wo jo ki bagh ka dushman hai baghban kam hai 
agarche shahr mein phaili kahaniyan hain bahut 
koi bhi sunne-sunane ko dastan kam hai 
nigah o dil pe khuli hain haqiqaten kaisi 
ye dil udas ziyaada hai shadman kam hai 
ab is se baDh ke bhi koi hai pul-siraat abhi 
main ji raha hun yahan jaise imtihan kam hai
        Ghazal
Tere baghair masafat ka gham kahan kam hai
Akhtar Shumar

