Zafar Tabish

kyaa jaane kyuun jalti hai
sadiyon se bichaari dhuup

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

basti basti jangal jangal ghumaa main
lekin apne ghar mein aa kar soyaa main

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