be-talab ek qadam ghar se na bahar jaun
warna main phand ke hi sat samundar jaun

dastanen hain makanon ki zabanon pe raqam
padh sakun main to makanon se bayan kar jaun

main munazzim se bhala kaise karun samjhauta
dubne wale sitaron se main kyun dar jaun

ruh kya aae nazar jism ki diwaron mein
in ko dhaun to us aaine ke andar jaun

aur do chaar masaib ki kasar baqi hai
ye utha laun to main duniya ke safar par jaun

zahr hai mere rag-o-pai mein mohabbat shayad
apne hi dank se bichchhu ki tarah mar jaun

thak ke patthar ki tarah baitha hun raste mein 'zafar'
jaane kab uth sakun kya jaaniye kab ghar jaun