ise bhi 'zafar' meri himmat hi samjho — Zafar Iqbal

baahar se chaTTaan ki tarah huun
andar ki fazaa mein tharthari hai

vo maqaamaat-e-muqaddas vo tire gumbad o qaus
aur miraa aise nishaanaat kaa zaaer honaa

mujh se chhuDvaae mire saare usuul us ne 'zafar'
kitnaa chaalaak thaa maaraa mujhe tanhaa kar ke

dar-e-umid se ho kar nikalne lagtaa huun
to yaas rauzan-e-zindaan se aankh maarti hai

aasmaan par koi tasvir banaataa huun 'zafar'
ki rahe ek taraf aur lage chaaron taraf

jaisi ab hai aisi haalat mein nahin rah saktaa
main hamesha to mohabbat mein nahin rah saktaa

ghurur-e-husn na kar jazba-e-zulekhaa dekh
kiyaa hai ishq ne yusuf ghulaam aashiq kaa

tu mohabbat se koi chaal to chal
haar jaane kaa hausla hai mujhe

nisyah-o-naqd-e-do-aalam ki haqiqat maalum
le liyaa mujh se miri himmat-e-aali ne mujhe

khush hote hain ham log agar koi hasina
is umr ham par koi tohmat hi lagaae

hamaari baat kaaTi jaa rahi hai
kisi kaa hausla baDhtaa rahaa hai

didaar-e-zul-jalaal pe aamaada ho gayaa
kyaa hausla nigaah-e-dil-e-naa-tavaan kaa thaa