harf-e-tadbir na tha harf-e-dilasa raushan
main jo duba to hua sahil-e-dariya raushan

ahd mein apne musallat hai andheron ka azab
taq mein waqt ke rakh do koi lamha raushan

yusuf-asa sar-e-bazar hain ruswa lekin
wadi-e-ishq mein hai azm-e-zulekha raushan

jo meri man ne diya rakht-e-safar ki surat
mere mathe pe abhi tak hai wo bosa raushan

tir andheron ke mujhe zad mein liye baithe hain
jaise is bazm mein hun main hi akela raushan

ain mumkin hai pighal jaen andhere dil ke
ai 'zafar' aise mein ho gar koi naghma raushan