aansu nahin banaa so ham ne — Sarfraz Zahid

khiDki se jhaank kar kisi ne
manzar ko vaaqia banaayaa

kunein ki samt bulaa le na koi khvaab mujhe
main apne baap kaa sab se hasin beTaa huun

sab ko qudrat thi khush-kalaami par
khaamushi mein zabaan-daraaz thaa main

main tire daaein baaein rahtaa huun
ai mire saamne ki majburi

gale lag kar ham us k khuub roe
khushi ik din mili thi raah chalte

zinda ikaTThe ho rahe hain
lagtaa hai koi mar gayaa hai

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

koi shikva na gham na koi yaad
baiThe baiThe bas aankh bhar aai

mire aibon ko ginvaayaa to sab ne
kisi ne meri gham-khvaari nahin ki

zindagi kaa har ik gham uThaate hue
main sanbhalne lagaa laDkhaDaate hue