yaksuu bhi lag raha hoon bikharne ke baavajuud
— Zafar Iqbal
Yaksoo bhee lag raha hoon bikharne ke baavajood
Puuree tarah maraa nahin marne ke baavajood
Ik dhoop see tanee huee baadal ke aar-paar
Ik pyaas hai rukee huee jharne ke baavajood
Us ko bhee yaad karne kee fursat na thee mujhe
Masroof thaa main Kuch bhee na karne ke baavajood
Pahlaa bhee doosraa hee kinaara ho jis tarah
Haalat vahee hai paar utarne ke baavajood
Apnee taraf hee rukh thaa vahaan vaardaat kaa
Ilzaam us ke naam pe dharne ke baavajood
Hairaan hoon mujh men itnee ye himmat kahaan se aa.ee
Kar hee gaya hoon kaam jo Darne ke baavajood
Honaa paDaa na hote hue bhee mujhe yahaan
Kuchh yaad rah gaya hoon bisarne ke baavajood
Jaisaa bhee ye safar ho zaraa ghaur keejiye
Kaisaa ravaan-davaan hoon Thaharne ke baavajood
Niklaa nahin hai koi nateeja yahaan 'zafar'
Karne ke baavajood na bharne ke baavajood
Yaksu bhi lag raha hun bikharne ke bawajud
Puri tarah mara nahin marne ke bawajud
Ek dhup si tani hui baadal ke aar-par
Ek pyas hai ruki hui jharne ke bawajud
Us ko bhi yaad karne ki fursat na thi mujhe
Masruf tha main Kuch bhi na karne ke bawajud
Pahla bhi dusra hi kinara ho jis tarah
Haalat wahi hai par utarne ke bawajud
Apni taraf hi ruKH tha wahan wardat ka
Ilzam us ke nam pe dharne ke bawajud
Hairan hun mujh mein itni ye himmat kahan se aai
Kar hi gaya hun kaam jo Darne ke bawajud
Hona paDa na hote hue bhi mujhe yahan
Kuchh yaad rah gaya hun bisarne ke bawajud
Jaisa bhi ye safar ho zara ghaur kijiye
Kaisa rawan-dawan hun Thaharne ke bawajud
Nikla nahin hai koi natija yahan 'zafar'
Karne ke bawajud na bharne ke bawajud