aaine hi aaine the har taraf — 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

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

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

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

is naghmagi kaa thoDaa gunah-gaar main bhi huun
mujh se bhi is jahaan mein halchal rahi hai dost

un ki yaad mein bahte aansu khushk agar ho jaaeinge
saat samundar apni khaali aaankhon mein bhar laaungaa

kis ko fursat thi ki 'akhtar' dekhtaa meri taraf
main jahaan jis bazm mein jab tak rahaa tanhaa rahaa