pahle bhi khudaa ko maantaa thaa — Sabir Zafar

duur tak ek khalaa hai so khalaa ke andar
sirf tanhaai ki surat hi nazar aaegi

us se bichhaD ke ek usi kaa haal nahin main jaan sakaa
vaise khabar to har pal mujh tak duniyaa bhar ki aati rahi

ham itnaa chaahte the ek dusre ko 'zafar'
main us ki aur vo meri misaal ho ke rahaa

apni yaadein us se vaapas maang kar
main ne apne-aap ko yakjaa kiyaa

main aise jamghaTe mein kho gayaa huun
jahaan mere sivaa koi nahin hai

har shakhs bichhaD chukaa hai mujh se
kyaa jaaniye kis ko DhunDhtaa huun

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

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

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

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

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

ghulaami mein na kaam aati hain shamshirein na tadbirein
jo ho zauq-e-yaqin paidaa to kaT jaati hain zanjirein