tere labon pe agar surKHi-e-wafa hi nahin 
to ye banao ye saj dhaj tujhe rawa hi nahin 
main teri ruh ki patti ki tarah kanp gaya 
hawa-e-subh-e-subuk-gam ko pata hi nahin 
kisi umid ke phulon bhare shabistan se 
jo aankh mal ke uTha hun to wo hua hi nahin 
faraaz-e-sham se girta raha fasana-e-shab 
gada-e-gauhar-e-guftar ne suna hi nahin 
chamak raha hai meri zindagi ka har lamha 
main kya karun ki meri aankh mein ziya hi nahin
        Ghazal
Tere labon pe agar surKHi-e-wafa hi nahin
Zafar Iqbal

