ye nahin kahta ki dobara wahi aawaz de 
koi aasani to paida kar koi aawaz de 
main use sun kar bhi aane ka nahin majbur hun 
phir bhi apne KHwab-KHane se kabhi aawaz de 
ho sake donon zamanon mein ham-ahangi koi 
main purana hun to kya mujh ko nai aawaz de 
maut ke sahil par istada hun to mujh ko kahin 
zindagi ke paniyon mein Dubti aawaz de 
Thik hai tu ne pukara hoga jis-tis ko magar 
mere hisse mein koi aai hui aawaz de 
bin bulaya hi chala aaunga main shayad kabhi 
lekin itne shor mein to aap bhi aawaz de 
main use pahchan hi paun na pahli bar to 
koi aawazon ke jangal mein ghiri aawaz de 
munh se kuchh kah to sahi is KHamushi ke aar-par 
mustaqil ko chhoD koi sarsari aawaz de 
tu ne to har haal mein sunna hai ab tujh ko 'zafar' 
raushni aawaz de ya tirgi aawaz de
        Ghazal
Ye nahin kahta ki dobara wahi aawaz de
Zafar Iqbal

