un ko bulaen aur wo na aaen to kya karen
bekar jaen apni duaen to kya karen
ek zohara-wash hai aankh ke pardon mein jalwagar
nazron mein aasman na samaen to kya karen
mana ki sab ke samne milne se hai hijab
lekin wo KHwab mein bhi na aaen to kya karen
hum lakh qasmen khaen na milne ki sab ghalat
wo dur hi se dil ko lubhaen to kya karen
bad-qismaton ka yaad na karne pe hai ye haal
allah agar wo yaad hi aaen to kya karen
naseh hamari tauba mein kuchh shak nahin magar
shana hilaen aa ke ghaTaen to kya karen
mai-KHana dur rasta tarik hum mariz
munh pher den udhar jo hawaen to kya karen
raaton ke dil mein yaad basaen kisi ki hum
'aKHtar' haram mein wo na bulaen to kya karen
Ghazal
Un ko bulaen aur wo na aaen to kya karen
Akhtar Shirani