haalat-e-bimar-e-gham par jis ko hairani nahin
asal mein us aadmi mein khu-e-insani nahin

aisi bedardi se us ko mat bahao khak par
khun-e-insan khun-e-insan hai koi pani nahin

ruh ka rishta kabhi kya tod pai hai qaza
zindagi fani hai lekin ruh to fani nahin

jis ki khushbu se moattar raat bhar rahta tha main
mere ghar ke pas ab wo raat ki rani nahin

main tajjub mein hun ye kaisa zamana aa gaya
chand mein thandak nahin suraj mein tabani nahin

phir tere upar na tute kyun azabon ka pahad
tere andar ek zara bhi bu-e-imani nahin

yun na apne chahne wale ko ruswa kijiye
ye to andaz-e-suluk-e-dilbar-e-jaani nahin

kyun nahin tufan ka manzar teri chashm-e-shauq mein
kyun tere dariya-e-dil mein ab wo tughyani nahin

mutmain hai ishq bhi sham-e-alam ke bawajud
husn ke chehre pe bhi aks-e-pareshani nahin

ishq mein bhi tu na paega kahin mera jawab
jaan-e-man jo husn mein koi tera sani nahin

ai 'zafar' pale hue hain wo bhi duniya ki hawas
ab faqir-e-ishq mein bhi bu-e-irfani nahin