khvaab kaa rishta haqiqat se na joDaa jaae — Malikzaada Manzoor Ahmad

raushan chehra bhigi zulfein duun kis ko kis par tarjih
ek qasida dhuup kaa likkhun ek ghazal barsaat ke naam

kuchh gham-e-jaanaan kuchh gham-e-dauraan donon meri zaat ke naam
ek ghazal mansub hai us se ek ghazal haalaat ke naam

haal-e-pareshaan sun kar meraa aankh mein us ki aansu hain
main ne us se jhuuT kahaa ho aisaa bhi ho saktaa hai

na khauf-e-barq na khauf-e-sharar lage hai mujhe
khud apne baagh ke phulon se Dar lage hai mujhe

kaash daulat-e-gham hi apne paas bach rahti
vo bhi un ko de baiThe aisi maat khaai hai

dekhoge to har moD pe mil jaaeingi laashein
DhunDoge to is shahr mein qaatil na milegaa

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

hamaaraa ishq ravaan hai rukaavaTon mein 'zafar'
ye khvaab hai kisi divaar se nahin ruktaa

khvaab Thahre the to aankhein bhigne se bach gaiin
varna chehre par to gham ki baarishon kaa aks hai

ye san kar meri nindein uD gai hain
koi meraa bhi sapnaa dekhtaa hai

par katar paai jab na khvaabon ke
band hi kar diin khiDkiyaan main ne

afsos umr kaT gai ranj-o-malaal mein
dekhaa na khvaab mein bhi jo kuchh thaa khayaal mein