saal-haa-saal se khaamosh the gahre paani — Zafar Iqbal

yuun mohabbat se na de meri mohabbat kaa javaab
ye sazaa sakht hai thoDi si riaayat kar de

yuun bhi hotaa hai ki yak dam koi achchhaa lag jaae
baat kuchh bhi na ho aur dil mein tamaashaa lag jaae

kyaa khabar jis kaa yahaan itnaa uDaate hain mazaaq
khud hamein bhi kabhi is rang mein Dhalnaa paD jaae

apni marzi se bhi ham ne kaam kar Daale hain kuchh
lafz ko laDvaa diyaa hai beshtar maani ke saath

haath pair aap hi main maar rahaa huun filhaal
Dubte ko abhi tinke kaa sahaaraa kam hai

raaste hain khule hue saare
phir bhi ye zindagi ruki hui hai

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

aur is se pahle ki saabit ho jurm-e-khaamoshi
ham apni raae kaa izhaar karnaa chaahte hain

khaamosh sahi markazi kirdaar to ham the
phir kaise bhalaa teri kahaani se nikalte

sukut baDhne lagaa hai sadaa zaruri hai
ki jaise habs mein taaza havaa zaruri hai

ye tamannaa hai ki ab aur tamannaa na karein
sher kahte rahein chup chaap taqaazaa na karein

aaina chupke se manzar vo churaa letaa hai
tu sajaataa hai badan jab kabhi uryaani se