ek hi baar nahin hai wo dubaara kam hai
— Zafar Iqbal
Ek hee baar nahin hai wo dubaara kam hai
Main wo Dariya hoon jise apna kinaara kam hai
Vahee takraar hai aur ek vahee yaksaanee
Is shab-o-roz men ab apna guzaara kam hai
Mere din raat men karnaa nahin ab is ko shumaar
Hissa-e-umr koi main ne guzaaraa kam hai
Main ziyaada hoon bahut us ke liye ab tak bhee
Aur mere liye wo saare kaa sara kam hai
Us kee apnee bhee tavajjoh nahin mujh par koi khaas
Aur main ne bhee abhee us ko pukaaraa kam hai
Aaj paanee jo uchhaltaa nahin pahle kee tarah
Aisaa lagtaa hai ki is men koi dhaaraa kam hai
Haath pair aap hee main maar raha hoon filhaal
Doobte ko abhee tinke kaa sahaaraa kam hai
Main to rakhtaa hoon bahut roz ke roz in kaa hisaab
Aasmaan par koi aaj ek sitaara kam hai
Pesh-raft aur abhee mumkin bhee nahin hai ki 'zafar'
Abhee us shokh pe Kuch zor hamaaraa kam hai
Ek hi bar nahin hai wo dubara kam hai
Main wo dariya hun jise apna kinara kam hai
Wahi takrar hai aur ek wahi yaksani
Is shab-o-roz mein ab apna guzara kam hai
Mere din raat mein karna nahin ab is ko shumar
Hissa-e-umr koi main ne guzara kam hai
Main ziyaada hun bahut us ke liye ab tak bhi
Aur mere liye wo sare ka sara kam hai
Us ki apni bhi tawajjoh nahin mujh par koi KHas
Aur main ne bhi abhi us ko pukara kam hai
Aaj pani jo uchhalta nahin pahle ki tarah
Aisa lagta hai ki is mein koi dhaara kam hai
Hath pair aap hi main mar raha hun filhaal
Dubte ko abhi tinke ka sahaara kam hai
Main to rakhta hun bahut roz ke roz in ka hisab
Aasman par koi aaj ek sitara kam hai
Pesh-raft aur abhi mumkin bhi nahin hai ki 'zafar'
Abhi us shoKH pe Kuch zor hamara kam hai