ye zakhm-e-ishq hai koshish karo haraa hi rahe — 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

bil-aakhir thak haar ke yaaro ham ne bhi taslim kiyaa
apni zaat se ishq hai sachchaa baaqi sab afsaane hain

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

na paak hogaa kabhi husn o ishq kaa jhagDaa
vo qissa hai ye ki jis kaa koi gavaah nahin

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

kin manzilon luTe hain mohabbat ke qaafile
insaan zamin pe aaj gharib-ul-vatan saa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin