miri ummid kaa suraj ki teri aas kaa chaand — 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

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

kaarvaan se jo bhi bichhDaa gard-e-sahraa ho gayaa
TuuT kar patte kab apni shaakh par vaapas 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

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

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

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

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

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

main jis mein rah na sakaa ji-huzuriyon ke sabab
ye aadmi hai usi kaamyaab mausam kaa