Sirf Aankhen Thin Abhi Un Mein Ishaare Nahin The

Zafar Iqbal

sirf ankhen thiin abhi un men ishare nahin the

dil pe mausam ye mohabbat ne utare nahin the

jaisi raton men safar ham ne kiya tha aghaz

sar-ba-sar samten hi samten thiin sitare nahin the

ab to har shaḳhs ki ḳhatir hui matlub hamen

ham kisi ke bhi nahin the jo tumhare nahin the

jab hamen koi tavaqqo hi nahin thi tum se

aise us vaqt bhi halat hamare nahin the

mohlat-e-umr men rahne diye us ne shamil

jo shab o roz kabhi ham ne guzare nahin the

jab nazare the to ankhon ko nahin thi parva

ab inhi ankhon ne chaha to nazare nahin the

Duub hi jaana muqaddar tha hamara ki vahan

jis taraf dekhiye paani tha kinare nahin the

kyuun nahin ishq bhala har-kas-o-na-kas ka shi.ar

is tijarat men agar itne ḳhasare nahin the

Thiik hai koi madad ko nahin pahuncha lekin

ye bhi sach hai ki ‘zafar’ ham bhi pukare nahin the