hamara qissa-e-tahsin subh-o-sham aaya
jahan se chhed diya us mein tera nam aaya

junun ko nam to har chand ek se ek mile
magar sirishta-e-hasti mein ek na kaam aaya

use hum apna samajh baithe jo na apna tha
ek aisa geti-e-jazbaat mein maqam aaya

mata-e-qalb-o-nazar le ke hum wahan pahunche
jahan na jazba-e-be-ikhtiyar kaam aaya

talash-e-zat mein apni shanakht kho baithe
khudi pe bar tha jo phir wahi maqam aaya

jo baat bhi hui mubham hui bharam na khula
rah-e-talab mein wahi barha maqam aaya

'zubair' jis ka raha intizar sari umr
salam kar ke gaya jab na phir salam aaya