viran thi raat chand ka patthar siyah tha
ya parda-e-nigah sarasar siyah tha
TuTe hue makan ki ada dekhta koi
sarsabz thi munDer kabutar siyah tha
main Dubta jazira tha maujon ki mar par
chaaron taraf hawa ka samundar siyah tha
nashsha chaDha to raushniyan si dikhai din
hairan hun ki maut ka saghar siyah tha
wo KHwab tha ki wahima bas itna yaad hai
bahar safed o surKH tha andar siyah tha
chamka kahin na ret ka zarra bhi raat-bhar
sahra-e-intizar barabar siyah tha
is tarha baadalon ki chhaten chhai thin 'zafar'
sahmi hui zamin thi manzar siyah tha
Ghazal
Viran thi raat chand ka patthar siyah tha
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