yaad aate ho kis saliqe se
jaise barish ho waqfe waqfe se
yaad koi rahi ho wabasta
jaise har rut ke KHas lamhe se
jaise ye bhi ho husn ka andaz
baat karna magar taqaze se
mausam-e-gul ko koi batla do
dil bhi khilta hai phul khilne se
raat ka apna husn hota hai
raat ko dekh din ke shishe se
mere sine mein rakh gaya har dard
mera hamdard kis qarine se
ek shahadat hai rah mein marna
maut hai lauT jaana raste se
lutf unchi uDan mein kya hai
puchh lena kisi parinde se
har muKHalif hai wajib-ul-qatl aaj
tere islam ke hawale se
kar-farma hai kya pas-e-alfaz
kitna wazeh hai tere lahje se
kaun si baat ho gai aisi
yar uThne lage hain chupke se
dekh raftar-e-zindagi 'ruhi'
ruk gai gaDi ek jhaTke se
Ghazal
Yaad aate ho kis saliqe se
Roohi Kanjahi