To Achchha Hota

Ikrar-e-ishq se mukar jate to achchha hota,
Ya ajnabi banke gujar jate to achchha hota.
 
Kyun bewajah kata ik arsaa, fir bewafa bane,
Kuch door chalke mud jate to achchha hota.
 
Khushi-e-mohabbat ke musafir manzil-e-gham ko pahunche,
Hum apne hi ghar thahar jate to achchha hota.
 
Ibadaton me mashgool uski, tera ishara na samjha,
Khuda tum, zameen pe utar jate to achchha hota.
 
Bazm-e-zalimaa mein be-aabru hue to sochaa,
Is shahar ka rastaa bhatak jate to achchha hota.
 
Qatra-qatra bahkar nikal rahe ho dil se,
Rooh-jaise tez nikal jate to achchha hota.
 
‘Ghalib’, nahin janta ‘Shaikh’ ki yun hota to kya hota,
Par uske jane se pahle mar jate to achchha hota. 

Akhari sher Ghalib ki ek ghazal se mutasir hai jiska sher kuch is tarah hai:
“Hui muddat ke 'Ghalib' mar gayaa par yaad aataa hai
wo har ek baat pe kahna ki yun hota to kya hota.”

​#arshaikhpoetry

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