jo huruf likh gaya tha meri aarzu ka bachpan
unhen dho sake na dil se meri zindagi ke sawan

wo jo din bikhar chuke hain wo jo khwab mar chuke hain
main unhi ka hun mujawir mera dil unhi ka madfan

yahi ek aarzu thi ki mujhe koi pukare
so pukarti hai ab tak mujhe apne dil ki dhadkan

koi tutta sitara mujhe kash phir sada de
ki ye koh-o-dasht-o-sahra hain sukut-e-shab se raushan

teri manzil-e-wafa mein hua khud se aashna main
teri yaad ka karam hai ki yahi hai dost dushman

tere ru-ba-ru hun lekin nahin ru-shanas tujh se
tujhe dekhne na degi tere dekhne ki uljhan

'zafar' aaj dil ka aalam hai ajab main kis se puchhun
wo saba kidhar se aai jo khila gai ye gulshan