na koi phuul hi rakhaa na aarzu na charaagh — Zafar Iqbal Zafar

vo zabt thaa ki aah na nikli zabaan se
dil pe hamaare kitne hi khanjar guzar gae

aap dariyaa ki ravaani se na uljhein hargiz
tah mein us ke koi girdaab bhi ho saktaa hai

hamaari ziist mein aise bhi lamhe aate hain aksar
daraaron ke tavassut se havaa deti hain divaarein

tahzib hi baaqi hai na ab sharm-o-hayaa kuchh
kis darja ab insaan ye bebaak huaa hai

raabta kyuun rakhun main dariyaa se
pyaas bujhti hai meri sahraa se

us jaisaa dusraa na samaayaa nigaah mein
kitne hasin aankhon se paikar guzar gae

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa