bahar aaegi gulshan men to dar-o-gir bhi hogi
jahan ahl-e-junun honge vahan zanjir bhi hogi
isi ummid par ham gamzan hain rah-e-manzil men
yahan zulmat sahi aage kahin tanvir bhi hogi
agar rahna hai gulshan men to apne ashiyane ki
kabhi takhrib bhi hogi kabhi taamir bhi hogi
yahi to soch kar ham un ki mahfil se chale aae
hamari khamushi ki kuchh na kuchh tafsir bhi hogi
ye ham bhi jante hain zindagi ik khvab hai ‘afsar’
magar is khvab ki akhir koi taabir bhi hogi
Leave a Reply