ai gardisho tumhein zaraa taakhir ho gai — Ganesh Bihari Tarz

ye mahal ye maal o daulat sab yahin rah jaaeinge
haath aaegi faqat do gaz zamin marne ke baad

ahl-e-dil ke vaaste paighaam ho kar rah gai
zindagi majburiyon kaa naam ho kar rah gai

'daagh' ke sher javaani mein bhale lagte hain
'mir' ki koi ghazal gaao ki kuchh chain paDe

ab main hudud-e-hosh-o-khirad se guzar gayaa
Thukraao chaahe pyaar karo main nashe mein huun

bazm-e-yaaraan hai ye saaqi mai nahin to gham na kar
kitne hain jo mai-kada bar-dosh hain yaaron ke biich

arz-e-dakan mein jaan to dilli mein dil bani
aur shahr-e-lucknow mein hinaa ban gai ghazal

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

barseingi aaj rahmatein aamad hai yaar ki
naayaab hain ye ghaDiyaan tire intizaar ki

din guzarte jaa rahe hain aur hujum-e-khush-gumaan
muntazir baiThaa hai aab o khaak se bichhDaa huaa

ab to zaahid bhi ye kahtaa hai baDi chuuk hui
jaam mein thi mai-e-kausar mujhe maalum na thaa

khulaa hai dar pa tiraa intizaar jaataa rahaa
khulus to hai magar e'tibaar jaataa rahaa