neamat-e-khuld thi bashar ke liye — Ismail Merathi

roz-e-jazaa mein aakhir puchhaa na jaaegaa kyaa
teraa ye chup lagaanaa meraa savaal karnaa

samajhte hain sheron ko bhi narm chaara
ghazaalaan-e-shahri se hoshyaar rahnaa

hai ashk-o-aah raas hamaare mizaaj ko
yaani pale hue isi aab-o-havaa ke hain

jhuuT aur mubaalaghe ne afsos
izzat kho di sukhanvari ki

likkhi thi ghazal ye aagara mein
pahli taarikh january ki

haan dil-e-be-taab chande intizaar
amn-o-raahat kaa Thikaana aur hai