ek nadi mein saikdon dariya ki tughyani mili
dubne wale ko mar jaane ki aasani mili

hashiya-bardar se puchha samundar ne miyan
aaj tak ek mauj bhi tum ko na diwani mili

sar-phiri pagal hawa ko rokna dushwar tha
ek hi din ke liye thi us ko sultani mili

tishna-lab talab ne baadal ko phir dhoka diya
phir wahi sahra wahi sahra ki virani mili

har safar se kashtiyon ka lautna mumkin nahin
kya pata kab lahr koi dushman-e-jaani mili

aage pichhe sab ko maqtal se guzarna hai 'zafar'
kyun samajhte hain ki hum ko hi pareshani mili