kuch bhi nahin kahiin nahin khvaab ke ikhtiyaar men
— Iftikhar Arif
Kuch bhee nahin kaheen nahin khvaab ke ikhtiyaar men
Raat guzaar dee ga.ee sub.h ke intizaar men
Baab-e-ataa ke saamne ahl-e-kamaal kaa hujoom
Jin ko tha sar-kashee pe naaz wo bhee isee qataar men
Jaise fasaad-e-khoon se jild-e-badan pe daagh-e-bars
Dil kee siyaahiyaan bhee hain daaman-e-daagh-daar men
Vaqt kee Thokaron men hai uqdaa-kushaa.iyon ko zo.am
Kaisee ulajh rahi hai Dor naakhun-e-hoshyaar men
Aa.egaa aa.egaa wo din ho ke rahegaa sab hisaab
Vaqt bhee intizaar men khalq bhee intizaar men
Jaisee lagee thee dil men aag vaisee ghazal banee nahin
Lafz Thahar nahin sake dard kee tez dhaar men
Kuchh bhi nahin kahin nahin KHwab ke iKHtiyar mein
Raat guzar di gai subh ke intizar mein
Bab-e-ata ke samne ahl-e-kamal ka hujum
Jin ko tha sar-kashi pe naz wo bhi isi qatar mein
Jaise fasad-e-KHun se jild-e-badan pe dagh-e-bars
Dil ki siyahiyan bhi hain daman-e-dagh-dar mein
Waqt ki Thokaron mein hai uqda-kushaiyon ko zoam
Kaisi ulajh rahi hai Dor naKHun-e-hoshyar mein
Aaega aaega wo din ho ke rahega sab hisab
Waqt bhi intizar mein KHalq bhi intizar mein
Jaisi lagi thi dil mein aag waisi ghazal bani nahin
Lafz Thahar nahin sake dard ki tez dhaar mein