kitna zalim meri chahat ka muqaddar nikla
main jise aaina samjha tha wo patthar nikla

sej phulon ki samajhta tha tere sath jise
teri furqat mein wo kanton-bhara bistar nikla

yaad-e-jaanan mein lagi dhup bhi sae ki tarah
yaad-e-jaanan mein kabhi ghar se jo bahar nikla

hain hasin aur bhi lekin jise chaha main ne
meri nazron mein wo har ek se badh kar nikla

jo ki dozakh thi wo jannat nazar aai duniya
jab bhi mai-khane se bahar kabhi pi kar nikla

ishq-e-laila ke sabab ho gaya kitna mashhur
qais bhi kitna muqaddar ka sikandar nikla

naz tha mujh ko bahut apni ana par lekin
khud ko jab parkha to main auron se kamtar nikla

dur se mujh ko samundar bhi laga misl-e-sarab
pas se dekha to qatra bhi samundar nikla

kaun khush-bakht zamane se ata hai yaro
tazkira kis ki ajal ka hai jo ghar ghar nikla

chashm-e-bina se 'zafar' dekha to mahsus hua
yani har zarra bhi khurshid ka paikar nikla