pata chala koi girdab se guzarte hue 
na band hote hue bab se guzarte hue 
ki ye to rakhta pareshan hi mujhe shab-bhar 
main jag uTha hun tere KHwab se guzarte hue 
main apne dil ke andheron ko yaad rakhta hun 
tere badan ki tab-o-tab se guzarte hue 
hawa-e-KHauf-e-KHizan mein larazta rahta hun 
kisi bhi wadi-e-shadab se guzarte hue 
mujhe jo milti nahin dushmanon ki KHair-KHabara 
to puchh leta hun ahbab se guzarte hue 
zamin pe dekhta hun aab mein gulab rawan 
aur aasman pe surKHab se guzarte hue 
main chhoD aaya hun pichhe hazar-ha meinDak 
suKHan-sarai ke talab se guzarte hue 
mujhe to ek bahana hi chahiye tha faqat 
ki Dub jaunga payab se guzarte hue 
kahan chali gain karke ye toD phoD 'zafar' 
wo bijliyan mere aasab se guzarte hue
        Ghazal
Pata chala koi girdab se guzarte hue
Zafar Iqbal

