zamin panw tale sar pe aasman liye 
nida-e-ghaib ko jata hun bahre kan liye 
main baDh raha hun kisi rad-e-abr ki jaanib 
badan ko tark kiye aur apni jaan liye 
ye mera zarf ki main ne asasa-e-shab se 
bas ek KHwab liya aur chand shama-dan liye 
main sath-e-ab pe apne qadam jama lunga 
badan ki aag liye aur kisi ka dhyan liye 
main chal paDunga sitaron ki raushni le kar 
kisi wajud ke markaz ko darmiyan liye 
parinde mera badan dekhte the hairat se 
main uD raha tha KHala mein ajib shan liye 
qalil waqt mein yun main ne irtikaz kiya 
bas ek jahan ke andar kai jahan liye 
abhi to mujh se meri sans bhi thi na-manus 
ki dast-e-marg ne neze badan pe tan liye 
zamin khaDi hai kai lakh nuri salon se 
kisi hayat-e-musalsal ki dastan liye
        Ghazal
Zamin panw tale sar pe aasman liye
Rafiq Sandelvi

