hote hote chashm se aaj ashk-bari rah gai
aabru baare tiri abr-e-bahari rah gai
aate aate is taraf un ki savari rah gai
dil ki dil men arzu-e-jan-nisari rah gai
ham ko khatra tha ki logon men tha charcha aur kuchh
baat khat aane se tere par hamari rah gai
tukde tukde ho ke ud jaega sab sang-e-mazar
dil men bad-az-marg kuchh gar be-qarari rah gai
itna miliye khaak men jo khaak men dhunde koi
khaksari khaak ki gar khaksari rah gai
aao gar aana hai kyuun gin gin ke rakhte ho qadam
aur koi dam ki hai yaan dam-shumari rah gai
ho gaya jis din se apne dil par us ko ikhtiyar
ikhtiyar apna gaya be-ikhtiyari rah gai
jab qadam us kafir-e-bad-kesh ki janib badhe
duur pahunche sau qadam parhez-gari rah gai
khinchte hi tegh ada ke dam hua apna hava
aah dil men arzu-e-zakhm-e-kari rah gai
aur to gham-khvar saare kar chuke gham-khvargi
ab faqat hai ek gham ki gham-gusari rah gai
shikva ayyari ka yaron se baja hai ai ‘zafar’
is zamane men yahi hai rasm-e-yari rah gai
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