ye kaun chhoD gaya us pe KHamiyan apni 
mujhe dikhata hai aaina jhurriyan apni 
bana ke chhap lo tum un ko surKHiyan apni 
kuen mein phenk di hum ne to nekiyan apni 
badalte waqt ki raftar thamte hain huzur 
badalte rahte hain aksar jo Topiyan apni 
qataren dekh ke lambi hazaron logon ki 
main phaD deta hun aksar sab arziyan apni 
nahin lihaf ghilafon ki kaun baat kare 
tu dekh phir bhi guzarti hain sardiyan apni 
zalil hota hai kab wo use hisab nahin 
abhi to gin raha hai wo dihaDiyan apni 
yun baat karta hai wo pur-tapak lahje mein 
magar chhupa nahin pata wo talKHiyan apni 
bhale dinon mein kabhi ye bhi kaam aaega 
abhi sambhaal ke rakh lo udasiyan apni 
hamein hi aankhon se un ko sunana aata nahin 
suna hi dete hain chehre kahaniyan apni 
mere liye meri ghazlen hain canwas ki tarah 
ukerata hun main jin par udasiyan apni 
tamam falsafe KHud mein chhupae rahti hain 
kahin hain dhup kahin chhanw wadiyan apni 
abhi jo dhund mein lipTi dikhai deti hain 
kabhi to dhup nahaengi bastiyan apni 
buland hauslon ki ek misal hain ye bhi 
pahaD roz dikhate hain choTiyan apni 
bhula rahi hai tujhe dhup 'dwij' pahaDon ki 
tu kholta hi nahin phir bhi khiDkiyan apni
        Ghazal
Ye kaun chhoD gaya us pe KHamiyan apni
Dwijendra Dwij

