Yaar Tha Gul-zaar Tha Baad-e-Saba Thi..!!

yaar thaa gul_zaar thaa baad-e-sabaa thii mai.n na thaa


yaar thaa gul_zaar thaa baad-e-sabaa thii mai.n na thaa
laayaq-e-paa-bos-e-jaa.N kyaa hinaa thii mai.n na thaa

haath kyo.n baa.Ndhe mere chhallaa agar chorii huaa
ye saraapaa shoKhii-e-rang-e-hinaa thii mai.n na thaa

mai.n ne puuchhaa kyaa huaa vo aap kaa husn-o-shabaab
ha.Ns ke bolaa vo sanam shaan-e-Khudaa thii mai.n na thaa

mai.n sisakataa rah gayaa aur mar gaye farahaad-o-qais
kyaa unhii.n dono.n ke hisse me.n qazaa thii mai.n na thaa

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yaa mujhe afsar-e-shaahaa na banaayaa hotaa


yaa mujhe afsar-e-shaahaa na banaayaa hotaa
yaa meraa taaj gadaayaa na banaayaa hotaa

[afsar-e-shaahaa=royal officer; gadaaya=like a beggar]

Khaak_saarii ke liye garache banaayaa thaa mujhe
kaash Khaak-e-dar-e-jaanaa.N na banaayaa hotaa

nashaa-e-ishq kaa gar zarf diyaa thaa mujh ko
umr kaa tang na paimaanaa banaayaa hotaa

[zarf=knowledge; tang=short]

apanaa diivaanaa banaayaa mujhe hotaa tuune
kyo.n Khirad_mand banaayaa na banaayaa hotaa

sholaa-e-husn chaman me.n na dikhaayaa us ne
varanaa bul_bul ko bhii paravaanaa banaayaa hotaa

roz-e-mamuuraa-e-duniyaa me.n Kharaabii hai 'Zafar'
aisii bastii se to viiraanaa banaayaa hotaa



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vo behisaab jo pii ke kal sharaab aayaa


vo behisaab jo pii ke kal sharaab aayaa
agarche mast thaa mai.n par mujhe hijaab aayaa

idhar Khayaal mere dil me.n zulf kaa guzaraa
udhar vo khaataa huaa dil me.n pech-o-taab aayaa

Khayaal kis kaa samaayaa hai diidaa-o-dil me.n
na dil ko chain mujhe aur na shab ko Khvaab aayaa

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