ajib lutf mohabbat ki dastan mein hai
wafa ka tazkira duniya ki har zaban mein hai

na wo zamin pe kahin hai na aasman mein hai
parinda is liye mahfuz hai udan mein hai

nashat-e-saya ne mazur kar diya us ko
wo kaise dhup mein nikle jo saeban mein hai

nasib dekhiye malik to ho gaya be-ghar
kiraya-dar abhi tak usi makan mein hai

khulus-o-mehr-o-wafa ki nahin koi qimat
wo mal bikta nahin jo meri dukan mein hai

fulan ki baat fulan ne suni fulan se kahi
bas itni baat pe hangama khandan mein hai

'zafar' bata to sahi kyon hai itni be-khabari
dimagh kaun se dil kaun se jahan mein hai