main lipatta raha hun kharon se
tum ne puchha nahin bahaaron se

chandni se sahab-paron se
ji bahalta hai yaadgaron se

aa mere chand raat suni hai
baat banti nahin sitaron se

manzil-e-zindagi hai kitni dur
puchh leta hun rahguzaron se

baat jab bhi chhidi mohabbat ki
khamushi bol uthi mazaron se

ek bhi aaftab ban na saka
lakh tute hue sitaron se

sham-e-gham bhi guzar gai hai 'zafar'
khelte khelte ghubaron se