Yeh ghazal nahin maano harf e rindaana hai

Yeh ghazal nahin maano harf e rindaana hai
‘Sahil’, shayar nahin dosto mahz deewaana hai

Jaam o meena ki nahin koi darkaar usey
Dair o haram hi uska kul maikhaana hai

Raaz kya hai tera bata bhi de, shaayar
Yaro, kuch nahin bas andaaz mera falsafaana hai

Sawaal mat kijiye, sirf tasleem kijiye sab
Mustaqil kuchh nahin chund roz ka yeh thikaana hai

Yaadon men jeena to la haasil hai yaro
Jaise saraab ko umeed men lipatna hai

‘Sahil’, naar ka kaam to mahz jalana hai
Junoon men fana hota to bas parwaana hai

Mustaqil eternal
La haasil. Futile
Harf e rindaana. Words of a Drunk

Ashok sawhny ‘Sahil’