yahaan sab se alag sab se judaa honaa thaa mujh ko
— Zafar Iqbal
Yahaan sab se alag sab se judaa honaa thaa mujh ko
Magar kya ho gaya hoon aur kya honaa thaa mujh ko
Abhee ik lahar thee jis ko guzarnaa thaa saron se
Abhee ik lafz thaa men aur adaa honaa thaa mujh ko
Phir us ko DhoonDne men umr saaree biit jaatee
Koee apnee hee gum-gashta sadaa honaa thaa mujh ko
Pasand aayaa kisee ko meraa aandhee ban ke uThnaa
Kisee kee raa.e men baad-e-sabaa honaa thaa mujh ko
Vahaan se bhee guzar aayaa hoon khaamoshee men ab ke
Jahaan ik shor kee soorat bapaa honaa thaa mujh ko
Dar-o-deevaar se itnee mohabbat kis ke liye thee
Agar is qaid khaane se rihaa honaa thaa mujh ko
Main apnee raakh se be-shak dobaara sar uThaataa
Magar ik baar to jal kar fanaa honaa thaa mujh ko
Main andar se kaheen tabdeel honaa chaahtaa thaa
Puraanee kenchulee men hee nayaa honaa thaa mujh ko
'zafar' main ho gaya Kuch aur varna asl men to
Buraa honaa thaa mujh ko yaa bhalaa honaa thaa mujh ko
Yahan sab se alag sab se juda hona tha mujh ko
Magar kya ho gaya hun aur kya hona tha mujh ko
Abhi ek lahar thi jis ko guzarna tha saron se
Abhi ek lafz tha mein aur ada hona tha mujh ko
Phir us ko DhunDne mein umr sari bit jati
Koi apni hi gum-gashta sada hona tha mujh ko
Pasand aaya kisi ko mera aandhi ban ke uThna
Kisi ki rae mein baad-e-saba hona tha mujh ko
Wahan se bhi guzar aaya hun KHamoshi mein ab ke
Jahan ek shor ki surat bapa hona tha mujh ko
Dar-o-diwar se itni mohabbat kis ke liye thi
Agar is qaid KHane se riha hona tha mujh ko
Main apni rakh se be-shak dobara sar uThata
Magar ek bar to jal kar fana hona tha mujh ko
Main andar se kahin tabdil hona chahta tha
Purani kenchuli mein hi naya hona tha mujh ko
'zafar' main ho gaya Kuch aur warna asl mein to
Bura hona tha mujh ko ya bhala hona tha mujh ko