mausam ko ishaaro.n se bulaa kyuuN nahii lete
ruuThaa hai agar vo to manaa kyuun nahii lete

diivaanaa tumhaaraa ko_ii Gair nahii hai
machalaa bhii to siine se lagaa kyuuN nahii lete

Khat likh kar kabhii aur kabhii Khat ko jalaakar
tanhaa_ii ko rangiin banaa kyuu.N nahii lete

tum jaag rahe ho mujh ko achchhaa nahii lagataa
chupake se merii niind churaa kyuun nahii lete

mere baad kidhar jaayegii tanhaa_ii
mai.n jo maraa to mar jaayegii tanhaa_ii

mai.n jab ro ro ke dariyaa ban jaa_uuN gaa
us din paar utar jaayegii tanhaa_ii

tanhaa_ii ko ghar se ruKhsat kar to do
socho kis ke ghar jaayegii tanhaa_ii

viiraanaa huu aabaadii se aayaa huu
dekhegii to Dar jaayegii tanhaa_ii

yuu.N aao ki paao.n kii bhii aavaaz na ho
shor huaa to mar jaayegii tanhaa_ii

mile kisii se nazar to samajho Gazal hu_ii
rahe apanii Khabar to samajho Gazal hu_ii

milaa ke nazaro.n ko vo hayaa se phir
jhukaa le ko_ii nazar to samajho Gazal hu_ii

idhar machal kar unhe.n pukaare junuu.N meraa
bha.Dak uThe dil udhar to samajho Gazal hu_ii

udaas bistar kii silavaTe jab tumhe.n chubhen
na so sako raat bhar to samajho Gazal hu_ii

vo bad_gumaa.N ho to sher suujhe na shaayarii
vo mahar_baa.N ho ’Zafar’ to samajho Gazal hu_ii

dekhanaa hai vo mujh par meharabaan kitanaa hai
asaliyat kahaa.N tak hai aur gumaan kitanaa hai

[asaliyat = reality; gumaan = doubt]

kyaa panaah detii hai aur ye zamii.n mujh ko
aur abhii mere sar par aasamaan kitanaa hai

[panaah = shelter]

kuchh Khabar nahii.n aatii kis ravish pe hai tuufaaN
aur kaTaa phaTaa baaqii baadabaan kitanaa hai

[baadabaan = sail]

to.D pho.D karatii hai.n roz Khvaahishen dil me
tang in makaano.n se ye makaan kitanaa hai

kyaa uThaaye phirataa hai baar-e-aashiqii sar par
aur dekhane me.n vo dhaan-paan kitanaa hai

[baar = weight/burden]

harf-e-aarazuu sun kar jaa.nchane lagaa yaanii
is me.n baat kitanii hai aur byaan kitanaa hai

phir udaas kar degii sarsarii jhalak us kii
bhuul kar ye dil us ko shaadamaan kitanaa hai

tuu kisii aur kii jaagiir hai ai jaan-e-Gazal
log tuufaan uThaa de.nge mere saath na chal

pahalehaq thaa terii chaahat ke chaman par meraa
pahale haq thaa terii Khushbuu-e-badan par meraa
ab meraa pyaar tere pyaar kaa haq_daar nahii.n
mai.n tere gesuu-o-ruKhsaar kaa haq_daar nahii.n
ab kisii aur ke shaano.n pe hai teraa aa.Nchal

mai.n tere pyaar se ghar apanaa basaa_uu.N kaise
mai.n terii maa.Ng sitaaro.n se sajaa_uu.N kaise
merii qismat me.n nahii.n pyaar kii Khushbuu shaayad
mere haatho.n kii lakiiro.n me.n nahii.n tuu shaayad
apanii taqdiir banaa meraa muqaddar na badal

mujh se kahatii hai.n ye Khaamosh nigaahe.n terii
merii paravaaz se uu.Nchii hai.n panaahe.n terii
aur Gairat-e-ehasaas pe sharmindaa huu.N
ab kisii aur kii baaho.n me.n hai.n baahe.n terii
ab kahaa.N meraa Thikaanaa hai kahaa.N teraa mahal

tumhe.n bhuul jaa_uu. ye hotaa nahii.
ko_ii vaqt ho dard sotaa nahii.

na ho jaao bad_naam tum is liye
mai.n ro ro ke daaman bhigotaa nahii.n

ye vo fasl hai jo uge Khud-ba-Khud
ko_ii dard ke biij botaa nahii.

ye maanaa ke tuufaan kaa zor hai
mai.n ghabaraa ke kashtii Dubotaa nahii

phir se mausam bahaaro.n kaa aane ko hai
phir se rangii.n zamaanaa badal jaayegaa
ab kii bazm-e-charaaGaa.N sajaa le.nge ham
ye bhii aramaa.N dil kaa nikal jaayegaa

aap kar de.n jo mujh pe nigaah-e-karam
merii ulfat kaa rah jaayegaa kuchh bharam
yuu.N fasaanaa to meraa rahegaa yahii.
sirf unavaan us kaa badal jaayegaa

phiikii phiikii sii kyuu.N shaam-e-maiKhaanaa hai
lutf-e-saaqii bhii kam Khaalii paimaanaa hai
apanii nazaro.n se hii kuchh pilaa diijiye
rang mahafil kaa Khud hii badal jaayegaa

mere miTane kaa un ko zaraa Gam nahii.
zulf bhii un kii ai dost bar_ham nahiN
apane hone naa hone se hotaa hai kyaa
kaam duniyaa kaa yuu.N hii to chal jaayegaa

aap ne dil jo ’Zahid’ kaa to.Daa to kyaa
aap ne us kii duniyaa ko chho.Daa to kyaa
aap itane to aaKhir pareshaa.N na ho.
vo sambhalate sambhalate sambhal jaayegaa

haath meraa ai merii parachhaa_ii.n tuu hii thaam le
ek muddat se mujhe to suujhataa kuchh bhii nahii.

shahar-e-shab me.n kaun-saa ghar thaa na dii jis par sadaa
niind ke andhe musaafir ko milaa kuchh bhii nahii.

umr bhar umr-e-gurezaa.N se na merii ban sakii
jo kare karatii rahe mai.n puchhataa kuchh bhii nahii.

vo bhii shaayad ro pa.De viiraan kaaGaz dekh kar
mai.n ne us ko aaKhirii Khat me.n likhaa kuchh bhii nahii

jo dil ne kahii lab pe kahaa.N aa_ii hai dekho
ab mahafil-e-yaaraa.N me.n bhii tanhaa_ii hai dekho

phuulo.n se havaa bhii kabhii ghabaraa_ii hai dekho
Guncho.n se bhii shabanam kabhii kataraa_ii hai dekho

ab zauq-e-talab vajah-e-junuu.N Thair gayaa hai
aur arz-e-vafaa baa_is-e-rusvaa_ii hai dekho

Gam apane hii ashko.n kaa Khariidaar huaa hai
dil apanii hii haalaat kaa tamaashaa_ii hai dekho

jiite rahane kii sazaa de zindagii ai zindagii
ab to marane kii duaa de zindagii ai zindagii

mai.n to ab uqtaa gayaa huu.N kyaa yahii hai qaayanaat
bas ye aa_iinaa haTaa de zindagii ai zindagii

Dhuu.NDane nikalaa thaa tujh ko aur Khud ko kho diyaa
tuu hii ab meraa pataa de zindagii ai zindagii

yaa mujhe ehasaas kii is qaid se kar de rihaa
varnaa diivaanaa banaa de zindagii ai zindagii