udas raat ko mahkaen koi chaara karen
KHayal-e-yar ko KHushbu ka istiara karen
bala ki tirgi hai chashm-e-mah ko sochen
shua-e-KHwab tarah-dar ko sitara karen
mahak ruton ki bulae tasarrufon ki taraf
kaTile tar magar aur hi ishaara karen
KHizan ke din kisi pile pahaD jaise din
shaguft gul teri ummid par guzara karen
hamare ishq ke surKHab par wo itrae
hawas-jaan mein hum us ki nazar utara karen
tera hi nam nikalta hai har tariqe se
kisi bhi tarah mohabbat ka istiKHara karen
ye dasht-o-KHar ye shahr-o-gulab sab tere
shabana rose tere lutf ko nihaara karen
Ghazal
Udas raat ko mahkaen koi chaara karen
Arshad Abdul Hamid

