basti basti jangal jangal ghumaa main — Zafar Tabish

manzar se laa-manzar tak
aankhein khaali khaali hain

jab bhi jhuk kar miltaa huun main logon se
ho jaataa huun apne qad se unchaa main

na kaho tum bhi kuchh na ham bolein
aao khaamoshiyon ke lab kholein

so rahe the shahr bhi jangal bhi jab
ro rahaa thaa niilaa ambar TuuT kar

ba-zaahir yuun to main simTaa huaa huun
agar socho to phir bikhraa huaa huun

sirf zafar 'taabish' hain ham
'ghaalib' 'mir' na 'haali' hain

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

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

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

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad