ek ek pal tera nayab bhi ho sakta hai
hausla ho to zafar-yab bhi ho sakta hai

biphri maujon se ulajhne ka saliqa hai agar
ye samundar kabhi payab bhi ho sakta hai

umr tapte hue sahra mein basar ki jis ne
to sarabon se wo sairab bhi ho sakta hai

aap dariya ki rawani se na uljhen hargiz
tah mein us ke koi girdab bhi ho sakta hai

lakh moti hi sahi waqt ki gardish mein kabhi
qimti kitna ho be-ab bhi ho sakta hai

jis ko majbur hua hai to khurachne pe 'zafar'
teri aankhon ka hasin khwab bhi ho sakta hai