Monday, August 17, 2009

WAFA

Hamari wafa par unko aitbar nahin
sab rishte aziz hain lekin pyar nahin

dil mein kuch rehta hai zabaan pe kuch
unko apni khwahishon pe ikhtiyar nahin

Khoya hai humne apna maqsade-hayat kahin
Jabhi jehade-nafs ke liye koi tayyar nahin

Mere chehre ko kharidne waale mile bahot
Mere dil ka lekin koi bhi kharidaar nahin

Tune na jaana meri khusk ankhon ka raaz
Tere ashkon mein sanam woh raftar nahin

Unki baaton se nahi hosakta main ghayal
Jinke paas aye ZIA lafzon ki talwar nahin

2 comments:

Ebboftheriver said...

Hey! Can u explain the context in which u wrote Wafa? Also, wat does ‘Jabhi jehade-nafs ke liye koi tayyar nahin’ mean?

ZIA LAKHNAVI said...

Shukria daad dene ka.
Is sher ka matlab hai "fight with your selfish selves".