phans gaya hai dam-e-kakul mein butan-e-hind ke
tair-e-dil ko hamare ram-dana chahiye

Arshad Ali Khan Qalaq

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misal-e-aina hum jab se hairati hain tere
ki jin dinon mein na tha tu singar se waqif

Arshad Ali Khan Qalaq

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mubarak dair-o-kaba hon 'qalaq' shaiKH-o-barahman ko
bichhaenge musalla chal ke hum mehrab-e-abru mein

Arshad Ali Khan Qalaq

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mujh se un aankhon ko wahshat hai magar mujh ko hai ishq
khela karta hun shikar aahu-e-sahrai ka

Arshad Ali Khan Qalaq

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naya mazmun lana kaTna koh-o-jabal ka hai
nahin hum sher kahte pesha-e-farhad kahte hain

Arshad Ali Khan Qalaq

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phir mujh se is tarah ki na kijega dil-lagi
KHair is ghaDi to aap ka main kar gaya lihaz

Arshad Ali Khan Qalaq

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'qalaq' ghazlen paDhenge ja-e-quran sab pas-e-murdan
hamari qabr par jab majma-e-ahl-e-suKHan hoga

Arshad Ali Khan Qalaq

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puchha saba se us ne pata ku-e-yar ka
dekho zara shuur hamare ghubar ka

Arshad Ali Khan Qalaq

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manzil hai apni apni 'qalaq' apni apni gor
koi nahin sharik kisi ke gunah mein

Arshad Ali Khan Qalaq

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