main jis ke sath 'zafar' umr bhar utha baitha
wo jaane aaj hai kyun ajnabi bana baitha

shikayat us se nahin apne-ap se hai mujhe
wo bewafa tha to main aas kyun laga baitha

jo mere waste buniyaad tha mohabbat ki
main us khayal ki diwar hi gira baitha

buland parcham-e-azm-e-safar main kya rakhta
mere qarib hi mera ghubar aa baitha

samaaton ki fasilon pe aisa pahra tha
ki phadphadata hua tair-e-sada baitha

mila wo raat mujhe mahfil-e-masarrat mein
to main adab se nahin dukh se dur ja baitha

'zafar' batao use hath kya laga sakta
jise main dekh ke binai hi ganwa baitha