chamke ga abhi mere KHayalat se aage 
wo naqsh ki tha dagh-e-mulaqat se aage 
lagta hai ki mushkil hai abhi din ka nikalna 
hai raat koi aur bhi is raat se aage 
is wahm se wapas nahin palTa hun ki hoga 
kuchh aur bhi is KHwab-e-tilismat se aage 
aaram se pichhe wo haTa deta hai mujh ko 
baDhta hun agar us ki hidayat se aage 
dauran-e-safar karta hun aaram bhi lekin 
hota hun Thaharne ke maqamat se aage 
uqda isi KHatir koi hota hi nahin hal 
hain sare sawalat jawabaat se aage 
aagah kiya hai to hue aur bhi ghafil 
waqif jo nahin the mere haalat se aage 
ho sakta hai kya koi bhala un ke barabar 
rahte hain jo KHud apne bayanat se aage 
itna bhi bahut hai jo 'zafar' qahat-e-nawa mein 
nikli hai koi baat meri baat se aage
        Ghazal
Chamke ga abhi mere KHayalat se aage
Zafar Iqbal

