sirf aankhen thin abhi un mein ishaare nahin the 
dil pe mausam ye mohabbat ne utare nahin the 
jaisi raaton mein safar hum ne kiya tha aaghaz 
sar-ba-sar samten hi samten thin sitare nahin the 
ab to har shaKHs ki KHatir hui matlub hamein 
hum kisi ke bhi nahin the jo tumhaare nahin the 
jab hamein koi tawaqqo hi nahin thi tum se 
aise us waqt bhi haalat hamare nahin the 
mohlat-e-umr mein rahne diye us ne shamil 
jo shab o roz kabhi hum ne guzare nahin the 
jab nazare the to aankhon ko nahin thi parwa 
ab inhi aankhon ne chaha to nazare nahin the 
Dub hi jaana muqaddar tha hamara ki wahan 
jis taraf dekhiye pani tha kinare nahin the 
kyun nahin ishq bhala har-kas-o-na-kas ka shiar 
is tijarat mein agar itne KHasare nahin the 
Thik hai koi madad ko nahin pahuncha lekin 
ye bhi sach hai ki 'zafar' hum bhi pukare nahin the
        Ghazal
Sirf aankhen thin abhi un mein ishaare nahin the
Zafar Iqbal

