fasl-e-gul ko zid hai zakhm dil ka hara kaise ho
chandni bhi das rahi hai gham ki dawa kaise ho

raat ki balaen talin to shakh-e-subh se utar
sahilon se puchhti hai mauj-e-saba kaise ho

waqt ki nawazishon ne khun kar diya safed
sargiran the hum gulon se rang juda kaise ho

aasman bhi thak gaya hai sar pe tut tut ke
chalte chalte hai zamin bhi aabla-pa kaise ho

tan ka chand dhal gaya to wo bhi bujh ke rah gai
main bhi sang-e-be-hisi se tut gaya kaise ho

mera sar hai is zakhm-e-lutf se jhuka hua
us ka dil bhi gham se mere ohda-bara kaise ho

nazr-e-jaan bhi pesh ki to muskura ke phenk di
apne sar se zindagi ka qarz ada kaise ho

zindagi se chal rahi hai is tarah 'zafar' ki bas!
radd-o-kad bahr-taraf hai us ka bura kaise ho