muD ke jo aa nahin paayaa hogaa us kuche mein jaa ke 'zafar' — Sabir Zafar

duur tak ek khalaa hai so khalaa ke andar
sirf tanhaai ki surat hi nazar aaegi

us se bichhaD ke ek usi kaa haal nahin main jaan sakaa
vaise khabar to har pal mujh tak duniyaa bhar ki aati rahi

ham itnaa chaahte the ek dusre ko 'zafar'
main us ki aur vo meri misaal ho ke rahaa

apni yaadein us se vaapas maang kar
main ne apne-aap ko yakjaa kiyaa

main aise jamghaTe mein kho gayaa huun
jahaan mere sivaa koi nahin hai

har shakhs bichhaD chukaa hai mujh se
kyaa jaaniye kis ko DhunDhtaa huun

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

rang apne jo the bhar bhi kahaan paae kabhi ham
ham ne to sadaa radd-e-amal mein hi basar ki

ye saDi laashon ki badbu aur ye shoalon kaa raqs
hai zamin par aaj kis ki hukmaraani kyaa likhun

ye zakhm-e-anaa kaafi hai ai yusuf-e-dauraan
is chashm-e-zulekhaa ko tu ghamnaak na karnaa