saaf jazbon ke havaale se to gham hain lekin — Zafar Imam

jivan kaa sangit achaanak antim sur ko chhu letaa hai
hanstaa hi rahtaa hai phir bhi mere andar marne vaalaa

ik nadi mein saikDon dariyaa ki tughyaani mili
Dubne vaale ko mar jaane ki aasaani mili

baat pahunche samaaat ko taasir de kis tarah
lafz hain aur lafzon mein zor-e-bayaani nahin

jald manzil tak pahunchne kaa junun us ko rahaa
zindagi bhar is liye rasta badaltaa rah gayaa

dekh lete hain andhere mein bhi rasta apnaa
shama ehsaas ke maanind jali rahti hai

kyaa jaane kab dharti par sailaab kaa manzar ho jaae
har-dam ye majbur nigaahein varshaa karti rahti hain

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

aadat ke baa'd dard bhi dene lagaa mazaa
hans hans ke aah aah kiye jaa rahaa huun main

hijr ki shab naala-e-dil vo sadaa dene lage
sunne vaale raat kaTne ki duaa dene lage

qaanun jaise kho chukaa sadiyon kaa e'timaad
ab kaun dekhtaa hai khataa kaa hai rukh kidhar