Aadat Meri

Aadat Meri Duniya Se Chipaane Ki Nahi Thi,

Wo Baat Bhi Kah Di Jo Batane Ki Nahi Thi;

Mai Khush Hoon Bahut Gard Ko Aaeene Pe Dekh,

Di Wo Mujhe Suraat Jo Dikhane Ki Nahi Thi;

Accha Huha Neend Aa Gai Arbaabe Wafa Ko’

Aage Ye Kahani Bhi Sunane Ki Nahi Thi;

Hum Kha Gae Dhoka Teri Aakhon Ki Nami Se,

Wo Chont Dikhadi Jo Dhikhane Ki Nahi Thi;

Yoon Dil Ko Kiya Shola-e-gham Tere Hawale,

Is Ghar Me Koi Cheez Bachane Ki Nahi Thi;

Kuch Esliye Apna Na Saka Usko Zaamana,

Saulat Ki Jo Aadat Thi, Zamaane Ki Nahi Thi;

(This Ghazal is written by Syed Saulat Husain Zaidi ‘Saulat Sethali,’ a renowned Urdu poet from Senthal, Bareilly.)