tum puchho aur main na bataun aise to haalat nahin 
ek zara sa dil TuTa hai aur to koi baat nahin 
kis ko KHabar thi sanwle baadal bin barse uD jate hain 
sawan aaya lekin apni qismat mein barsat nahin 
TuT gaya jab dil to phir ye sans ka naghma kya mani 
gunj rahi hai kyun shahnai jab koi baraat nahin 
gham ke andhiyare mein tujh ko apna sathi kyun samjhun 
tu phir tu hai mera to saya bhi mere sath nahin 
mana jiwan mein aurat ek bar mohabbat karti hai 
lekin mujh ko ye to bata de kya tu aurat zat nahin 
KHatm hua mera fasana ab ye aansu ponchh bhi lo 
jis mein koi tara chamke aaj ki raat wo raat nahin 
mere ghamgin hone par ahbab hain yun hairan 'qatil' 
jaise main patthar hun mere sine mein jazbaat nahin
        Ghazal
Tum puchho aur main na bataun aise to haalat nahin
Qateel Shifai

