ye bala mere sar chaDhi hi nahin
main ne kachche ghaDe ki pi hi nahin
aag aisi kabhi lagi hi nahin
ki lagi dil ki phir bujhi hi nahin
pi bhi yun jaise main ne pi hi nahin
munh se mere kabhi lagi hi nahin
dil na jab tak hua sharik-e-hina
mehndi un ki kabhi pisi hi nahin
shikan-e-zulf halqa-e-gesu
beDiyan bhi hain hathkaDi hi nahin
kaun leta balaen paikan ki
aarzu koi dil mein thi hi nahin
kis qadar hun bana hawa mein bhi
jaise main ne sharab pi hi nahin
dil mein kya aae kya chale dil se
tum ne chuTki to koi li hi nahin
subh ka jhuTpuTa tha sham na thi
wasl ki raat raat thi hi nahin
kyun sune shaiKH qulqul-e-mina
us ne aisi kabhi suni hi nahin
aae aane ko fasl-e-gul sau bar
mere dil ki kali khili hi nahin
hae sabze mein wo siyah botal
kabhi aisi ghaTa uThi hi nahin
lag bhi dil se hai lagaw ke sath
dushmani bhi hai dosti hi nahin
munh lagana mera ek aafat tha
KHum mein wo chiz jaise thi hi nahin
bazm-ara-e-hashr ke sadqe
mahfil aisi kabhi jami hi nahin
kuchh maze mein hum aa gae aise
tauba pine se hum ne ki hi nahin
koi na-KHush 'riyaz' se kyun ho
us rawish ka wo aadmi hi nahin
Ghazal
Ye bala mere sar chaDhi hi nahin
Riyaz Khairabadi

