kyun jal-bujhe kahin to giraftar bolte
zindan mein chup rahe to sar-e-dar bolte

ghar ghar yahan tha gosh-bar-awaz der se
aati sada to sab dar-o-diwar bolte

hota tumhaare khun ka dariya jo maujzan
tufan samundaron mein ba-yak-bar bolte

deta tumhaara nutq dahai to fitratan
lauh-o-qalam ke baam se fankar bolte

tum bolte agar to tumhaari nida ke sath
basti ke sare kucha-o-bazar bolte

ab khalwaton mein shor machane se faeda
tha hausla to bar-sar-e-darbar bolte

dast-e-khizan tha khana-bar-andaz jis ghadi
kyun gung the chaman ke parastar bolte

suraj ne kitne jism jalae hain rah mein
itna to zer-e-saya-e-diwar bolte

lata wafa ki jins jo bazar mein koi
boli ba-qadr-e-zarf-e-kharidar bolte

'zulfi' kali kali mein machalta naya lahu
aata wo sail-e-rang ki gulzar bolte