zulm sahte rahe shukr karte rahe aai lab tak na ye dastan aaj tak
mujh ko hairat rahi anjuman mein teri kyun hain KHamosh ahl-e-zaban aaj tak
ishq mahw-e-gham-e-zindagi ho gaya husn madhosh-e-ishwa-taraazi raha
ahl-e-dil hosh mein aa chuke hain magar hai wahi aalam-e-dil-baran aaj tak
aise guzre hain ahl-e-nazar rah se jin ke qadmon se zarre munawwar hue
aur aise munawwar jinhen dekh kar rashk karti rahi kahkashan aaj tak
karwanon ke rahbar ne rahzan phir bhi manzil pe kuchh rah-rau aa gae
wo nae karwanon ke rahbar bane jin se hai azmat-e-rahbaran aaj tak
mushkilen aafaten hadse sanehe aae 'aKHtar' meri rah mein kis qadar
mujh ko aage baDhata raha hai magar mera dil mera azm-e-jawan aaj tak
Ghazal
Zulm sahte rahe shukr karte rahe aai lab tak na ye dastan aaj tak
Akhtar Ansari Akbarabadi