raste phaile hue jitne bhi the patthar ke the 
rahzan shashdar rahe KHud qafile patthar ke the 
narm-o-nazuk KHwahishen kya ho gain hum kya kahin 
aarzuon ki nadi mein bulbule patthar ke the 
ashk se mahrum thin aankhen faza-e-shahr ki 
jaan-o-dil patthar ke the jo gham mile patthar ke the 
har qadam par Thokaron mein zindagi baTti rahi 
aadmi ki rah mein sab marhale patthar ke the 
dil dhaDak kar chup raha kal maslahat ki rah par 
sar-burida saikDon upar tale patthar ke the 
regzar-e-zist mein soz-e-safar jata raha 
yun hua mahsus jaise aable patthar ke the 
lamha lamha sang ban kar ji rahi thi main 'sadaf' 
chahaton ke darmiyan jab hausle patthar ke the
        Ghazal
Raste phaile hue jitne bhi the patthar ke the
Sadaf Jafri

