kufr se ye jo munavvar mirī peshānī hai
zāhir is se bhī mirā jazba-e-īmānī hai
ye jo yaksūī mayassar hai mujhe shaam o sahar
sar-ba-sar mere liye vaj.h-e-pareshānī hai
is kināre pe faqat maiñ huuñ akelā ḳhālī
nahr ke dūsrī jānib mirī hairānī hai
ḳhaak uḌtī hai to har-sū mire andar varna
jis taraf maiñ huuñ vahāñ chāroñ taraf paanī hai
jo siyah-fām hai andar kī taraf se jitnā
us ke chehre pe yahāñ utnī hī tābānī hai
mausamoñ se abhī māyūs nahīñ huuñ yaksar
ik havā hai jo abhī merī taraf aanī hai
dil meñ kyā sūrat-e-hālāt hai khultā nahīñ kuchh
kyā kamī hai yahāñ kis shai kī farāvānī hai
ye ajab tarha kā bāzār-e-suḳhan hai ki jahāñ
maiñ hī nāyāb huuñ aur merī hī arzānī hai
āzmā.ish meñ hī rakhtā huuñ sadā ḳhud ko 'zafar'
merī mushkil hī sarāsar mirī āsānī hai
kufr se ye jo munawwar meri peshani hai
zahir is se bhi mera jazba-e-imani hai
ye jo yaksui mayassar hai mujhe sham o sahar
sar-ba-sar mere liye wajh-e-pareshani hai
is kinare pe faqat main hun akela KHali
nahr ke dusri jaanib meri hairani hai
KHak uDti hai to har-su mere andar warna
jis taraf main hun wahan chaaron taraf pani hai
jo siyah-fam hai andar ki taraf se jitna
us ke chehre pe yahan utni hi tabani hai
mausamon se abhi mayus nahin hun yaksar
ek hawa hai jo abhi meri taraf aani hai
dil mein kya surat-e-haalat hai khulta nahin kuchh
kya kami hai yahan kis shai ki farawani hai
ye ajab tarha ka bazar-e-suKHan hai ki jahan
main hi nayab hun aur meri hi arzani hai
aazmaish mein hi rakhta hun sada KHud ko 'zafar'
meri mushkil hi sarasar meri aasani hai
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