dil mein rakh zakhm-e-nawa rah mein kaam aaega
dasht-e-be-samt mein ek hu ka maqam aaega

is tarah padhta hun bahte hue dariya ki kitab
safha-e-ab par ek aks-e-payam aaega

qarya-e-jaan mein the yaadon ke shanasa chehre
ajnabi shahr mein kis kis ka salam aaega

maslahat-kesh to gul-ha-e-sataish se lade
sach ke hathon mein wahi zahr ka jam aaega

raqs-e-raftar se kya raund chala phulon ko
aag par chal ki tujhe lutf-e-khiram aaega

khanjar-e-zahr-e-wafa dil mein chhupae kab se
muntazir hun ki idhar wo sar-e-sham aaega

dida-e-dil se 'zafar' khwab bhi chhin jaenge
waqt kahta hai ki ab aisa nizam aaega