tamir-e-zindagi ko numayan kiya gaya 
taKHrib-e-kaenat ka saman kiya gaya 
gulshan ki shaKH shaKH ko viran kiya gaya 
yun bhi ilaj-e-tangi-e-daman kiya gaya 
khoe houn pe teri nazar ki nawazishen 
aaina de ke aur bhi hairan kiya gaya 
aawargi-e-zulf se aasudgi mili 
aasudgi mili ki pareshan kiya gaya 
wo KHush-nasib hun ki gham-e-iltifat se 
mere gham-e-hayat ka darman kiya gaya 
tanhaiyan bichha ke jahan-e-KHarab mein 
mere liye nigah ka saman kiya gaya 
phaila ke be-sabaati-e-alam ki dastan 
mujh par haram kaif-e-bahaaran kiya gaya 
bhaDka ke aatish-e-ruKH-e-jaanan ki aarzu 
mujh ko rahin-e-atish-e-dauran kiya gaya 
naumidi-e-talab pe chaDha ke talab ka rang 
ummid-e-did-e-dost ko arzan kiya gaya 
ye bhi karam ki mujh ko shaban-e-siyah mein 
mamur-e-dil-nawazi-e-hijran kiya gaya 
jamiyyat-e-jamal ka husn-e-kamal dekh 
aaKHir yahi hua ki pareshan kiya gaya 
de kar chaman ko bahaar-o-KHizan ka rang 
mere KHayal-o-KHwab pe ehsan kiya gaya 
aa aur kaenat ke phulon ki dad de 
jin se tera jamal numayan kiya gaya
        Ghazal
Tamir-e-zindagi ko numayan kiya gaya
Yusuf Zafar

