kaasa-e-dard liye kab se khaDe sochte hain — Zafar Ajmi

ye alag baat ki vo dil se kisi aur kaa thaa
baat to us ne hamaari bhi ba-zaahir rakkhi

bajaa hai zindagi se ham bahut rahe naaraaz
magar bataao khafaa tum se bhi kabhu hue hain

kisi ke raaste ki khaak mein paDe hain 'zafar'
mataa-e-umr yahi aajizi nikalti hai

naa-khudaa chhoD gae biich bhanvar mein to 'zafar'
ek tinke ke sahaare ne kahaa bismillaah

sab baDe zoam se aae the nae surat-gar
sab ke daaman se vahi khvaab puraane nikle

ye ahd kyaa hai ki sab par giraan guzartaa hai
ye kyaa tilism hai kyaa imtihaan guzartaa hai

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

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

saDak pe baiTh gae dekhte hue duniyaa
aur aise tark hui ek khud-kushi ham se

ek aansu se kami aa jaaegi
ghaaliban dariyaaon ke iqbaal mein

tanhaai se bachaav ki surat nahin karun
mar jaaun kyaa kisi se mohabbat nahin karun