waqt majbur apni aadat se
badle lamhon ko apni chahat se
kab raha shauq jitne ka hamein
haarte hi rahe hain qismat se
us ki hi be-ruKHi ka hai anjam
hum hue dur us ki ulfat se
dard gham ranj aahen KHamoshi
aur paya hai kya mohabbat se
us ne kar li hi KHud-kushi aaKHir
tha pareshan wo apni ghurbat se
do nigahon se danw khela phir
le gae dil ko wo shararat se
hum ko banna zamane ke jaisa
aa gae tang hum sharafat se
'sarthi' tu bhi ab badal KHud ko
sikh kuchh to badalti qudrat se

Ghazal
Waqt majbur apni aadat se
Monika Sharma Sarthi