jaane shab-e-firaq mein kya yaad aa gaya
dil yun tadap utha ki khuda yaad aa gaya

baad-e-saba ki chhed se sharmae phul jab
chehre ka us ke rang-e-haya yaad aa gaya

aai shab-e-firaq jo mahki hui saba
us waqt qurb-e-zulf-e-duta yaad aa gaya

ek bewafa se tark-e-talluq na kar sake
har bar hum ko ahd-e-wafa yaad aa gaya

kyon ashk marne walon ki aankhon mein aa gae
kya lutf-e-zist waqt-e-qaza yaad aa gaya

chheda hai jab kisi ne kisi bewafa ka zikr
hum ko kisi ka ahd-e-wafa yaad aa gaya

dasht-e-junun mein pairon se khun rista dekh kar
hathon ka us ke rang-e-hina yaad aa gaya

jab bhi chaman mein phul khilae bahaar ne
us kaj-ada ka husn-e-qaba yaad aa gaya

anjam-e-ishq ne jo sataya kabhi 'zafar'
aaghaz-e-ishq ka bhi maza yaad aa gaya