firaq-e-yar ke lamhe guzar hi jaenge
chadhe hue hain jo dariya utar hi jaenge

tamam raat dar-e-mai-kada pe kati hai
sahar qarib hai ab apne ghar hi jaenge

tu mere haal-e-pareshan ka kuchh khayal na kar
jo zakhm tu ne lagae hain bhar hi jaenge

miyan-dar-o-shabistan-e-yar baithe hain
jidhar ishaara-e-dil ho udhar hi jaenge

julus-e-naz kabhi to idhar se guzrega
kabhi to dil ke muqaddar sanwar hi jaenge

yahi rahega jo andaza-e-na-shanasai
tumhaare chahne wale to mar hi jaenge

abhi chhidi bhi na thi dastan-e-ahd-e-wafa
kise khabar thi ki wo yun mukar hi jaenge

jamal-e-yar ki nadida khalwaton mein 'zahir'
agar gae to ye aashufta-sar hi jaenge