dohraa raha hoon baat puraanii kahii huii
— Munawwar Rana
Dohraa raha hoon baat puraanee kahee huee
Tasveer tere ghar men thee meree lagee huee
In bad-naseeb aankhon ne dekhee hai baar baar
Deevaar men ghareeb kee khwaish chunee huee
Taaza ghazal zarooree hai mahfil ke vaaste
Suntaa nahin hai koi dobaara sunee huee
Muddat se koi doosraa rahtaa hai ham nahin
Darvaaze par hamaaree hai takhtee lagee huee
Jab tak hai Dor haath men tab tak kaa khel hai
Dekhee to hongee tum ne patangen kaTee huee
Jis kee judaa.ee ne mujhe shaa.ir banaa diyaa
PaDhtaa hoon main ghazal bhee usee kee likhee huee
Lagtaa hai jaise ghar men nahin hoon main qaid hoon
Miltee hain roTiyaan bhee jahaan par ginee huee
Saanson ke aane jaane pe chaltaa hai kaarobaar
Chhootaa nahin hai koi bhee haanDee jalee huee
Ye zakhm kaa nishaan hai jaa.egaa der se
ChhuTtee nahin hai jaldee se mehndee lagee huee