Zafar Ghauri

tira yaqin huun main kab se is guman men tha
main zindagi ke baDe sakht imtihan men tha

dil men rakh zakhm-e-nava raah men kaam aa.ega
dasht-e-be-samt men ik hu ka maqam aa.ega

log samjhe apni sachcha.i ki khatir jaan di
varna ham to jurm ka iqrar karne aa.e the

be-charaghan bastiyon ko zindagi de
ik sitam aisa bhi kar ijad taaza

dil mein rakh zakhm-e-navaa raah mein kaam aaegaa
dasht-e-be-samt mein ik hu kaa maqaam aaegaa

tiraa yaqin huun main kab se is gumaan mein thaa
main zindagi ke baDe sakht imtihaan mein thaa

log samjhe apni sachchaai ki khaatir jaan di
varna ham to jurm kaa iqraar karne aae the

be-charaaghaan bastiyon ko zindagi de
ik sitam aisaa bhi kar ijaad taaza