ghazal:He bar-e-aakhri jo tere aastaa.N pe hai.N

He bar-e-aakhri jo tere aastaa.N pe hai.N
Phir jald dekhiyo ga ke wari butaa.N pe hai.N

Shayed ye aashiyaa.N ko jala ker he lai.N ge dam
Ye bijliyaa.N se koondti jo aasmaa.N pe hain

Badle he rooz rooz nai shakl zindagi
Kar-e-hayat naqsh joo.N aab-e-rawaa.N pe hai.N

He khastagi yehi ke bacha koi sach nahi.N
Qayam yaha.N wahi hai.N jo qayam gumaa.N pe hai.N

Ik such ki umr aaj yahaa.N khatm ho chalee
saye muheeb saya figan aashiyaa.N pe hai.N

Jis raah pe chale the kahan rah wo rahe
Kya janiye ke haath yaa.N kis ke anaa.N pe hai.N

Khalid Jamil Rawat