jaisaa hoon vaisaa kyuun hoon samjhaa saktaa thaa main
— Iftikhar Arif
Jaisaa hoon vaisaa kyuun hoon samjhaa saktaa thaa main
Tum ne poochhaa to hota batlaa saktaa thaa main
Aasooda rehne kee khwaish maar ga.ee varna
Aage aur bahut aage tak jaa saktaa thaa main
ChhoTee-moTee ek lahar hee thee mere andar
Ek lahar se kya toofaan uThaa saktaa thaa main
Kaheen kaheen se Kuch misre ek-aadh ghazal Kuch sher
Is poonjee par kitnaa shor machaa saktaa thaa main
Jaise sab likhte rahte hain ghazlen nazmen giit
Vaise likh likh kar ambaar lagaa saktaa thaa main
Jaisa hun waisa kyun hun samjha sakta tha main
Tum ne puchha to hota batla sakta tha main
Aasuda rehne ki KHwahish mar gai warna
Aage aur bahut aage tak ja sakta tha main
ChhoTi-moTi ek lahar hi thi mere andar
Ek lahar se kya tufan uTha sakta tha main
Kahin kahin se Kuch misre ek-adh ghazal Kuch sher
Is punji par kitna shor macha sakta tha main
Jaise sab likhte rahte hain ghazlen nazmen git
Waise likh likh kar ambar laga sakta tha main