taqaazaa ho chukii hai aur tamannaa ho raha hai

Zafar Iqbal

Taqaazaa ho chukee hai aur tamannaa ho raha hai Ki seedhaa chaahtaa hoon aur ulTaa ho raha hai Ye tasveeren sadaaon men Dhalee jaatee hain kyuun kar Ki aankhen band hain lekin tamaashaa ho raha hai Kaheen Dhaltee hai shaam aur phooTtee hai raushnee see Kaheen pau phaT rahi hai aur andheraa ho raha hai Pas-e-mauj-e-havaa baarish kaa bistar saa bichhaane Sar-e-baam-e-navaa baadal kaa TukDaa ho raha hai Jise darvaaza kahte the vahee deevaar niklee Jise ham dil samajhte the wo Dunya ho raha hai Qadam rakkhe hain is paayaab men ham ne to jab se Ye Dariya aur gahraa aur gahraa ho raha hai Kharaabee ho rahi hai to faqat mujh men hee saaree Mire chaaron taraf to khuub achchhaa ho raha hai Kahaan tak ho sakaa kaar-e-mohabbat kya bataa.en Tumhaare saamne hai kaam jitnaa ho raha hai Guzarte jaa rahe the ham 'zafar' lamha-ba-lamha Samajhte the ki ab apna guzaara ho raha hai Taqaza ho chuki hai aur tamanna ho raha hai Ki sidha chahta hun aur ulTa ho raha hai Ye taswiren sadaon mein Dhali jati hain kyun kar Ki aankhen band hain lekin tamasha ho raha hai Kahin Dhalti hai sham aur phuTti hai raushni si Kahin pau phaT rahi hai aur andhera ho raha hai Pas-e-mauj-e-hawa barish ka bistar sa bichhane Sar-e-baam-e-nawa baadal ka TukDa ho raha hai Jise darwaza kahte the wahi diwar nikli Jise hum dil samajhte the wo duniya ho raha hai Qadam rakkhe hain is payab mein hum ne to jab se Ye dariya aur gahra aur gahra ho raha hai KHarabi ho rahi hai to faqat mujh mein hi sari Mere chaaron taraf to KHub achchha ho raha hai Kahan tak ho saka kar-e-mohabbat kya bataen Tumhaare samne hai kaam jitna ho raha hai Guzarte ja rahe the hum 'zafar' lamha-ba-lamha Samajhte the ki ab apna guzara ho raha hai