umr-e-abad se KHizr ko be-zar dekh kar
KHush hon fusun-e-nargis-e-bimar dekh kar
kya jalwa-gah-e-hasrat-e-nazzara hai bahisht
hairan hun surat-e-dar-o-diwar dekh kar
baada ba-qadr-e-zarf sahi rasm-e-mai-kada
saqi nazakat-e-dil-e-mai-KHwar dekh kar
ab justuju-e-dost ki manzil kahin bhi ho
hum chal paDe hain rah ko dushwar dekh kar
shayan-e-jurm-e-ishq na thi qaid-e-zindagi
ji shad ho gaya rasan-o-dar dekh kar
ab is se kiya gharaz ye haram hai ki dair hai
baiThe hain hum to saya-e-diwar dekh kar
ab hashr tak hijab-nashin hai nigah-e-shauq
chhupna tha rang-e-hasrat-e-didar dekh kar
raaz-e-farogh-e-aKHir-e-shab kuchh na khul saka
kyun KHush hai shama subh ke aasar dekh kar
saz-e-ghazal uTha hi liya hum ne ai 'rawish'
is chashm-e-nim-baz ka israr dekh kar
Ghazal
Umr-e-abad se KHizr ko be-zar dekh kar
Ravish Siddiqi

