Yeh Shaam Shaam Zindagi

Ab mehfil e ghazal mein ghazal aashna hai kaun?
Mana keh aik hum hain magar doosra hai kaun?

Qatil nay jab pukara keh ehl e wafa hai kaun?
Sab loag jab khamosh rahay bol utha hai kaun?

Tum apni anjuman ka zara jaeyza to lo
Kahnay ko to chiragh bohat thay, jala hai kaun?

Dava sukhan ka sab ko hai lekin tamaam umr
Ek dushman e sukhan se mukhatib raha hai kaun?

Sab dekhtay jidhar hain udhay kya hai, kuch nahi
Hum dekhtay jidhar hain udhar dekhta hai kuan?

Tasveer e maikada meri ghazlon mein dekhiye
Sanbhal raha hai kaun, nashay mein gira hai kaun

Main ek naqsh e paa hun magar main bataun ga
Is raah se jo guzra hai woh qaafla hai kaun

Sab dost aik aik kar kay mujhay chortay gaye
Dushman bhi dung hai ke ye tanha khara hai kaun

Ghar bhi tera, gali bhi teri, shehr bhi tera
Jo chahay jis ko kah day tujhe rokta hai kaun?

‘Aajiz’ ye kis se baat karo ho ghazal mein tum?
Parda uthao, hum bhi to dekhain chupa hai kaun?

Kaleem Ajiz