kaarvaan se jo bhi bichhDaa gard-e-sahraa ho gayaa — Zafar Moradabadi

yunhi kisi ki koi bandagi nahin kartaa
buton ke chehron pe tevar khudaa ke rakkhe the

khush-gumaan har aasraa be-aasraa saabit huaa
zindagi tujh se ta'alluq khokhlaa saabit huaa

miri ummid kaa suraj ki teri aas kaa chaand
diye tamaam hi rukh par havaa ke rakkhe the

baDhe kuchh aur kisi iltijaa se kam na hue
mire harif tumhaari duaa se kam na hue

kyaa khabar kis moD par bikhre mataa-e-ehtiyaat
pattharon ke shahr mein huun aaina oDhe hue

tamaam phuul mahakne lage hain khil khil kar
chaman mein shokhi-e-baad-e-sabaa ko chhute hi