mohabbat ki hararat se hua sara lahu aatish
takhayyul shabnami hai garche meri guftugu aatish

nigar-e-zindagi mein us ke dam se hi ujala hai
chaman virana hota gar na hoti aarzu aatish

khush aati hai hum aashufta-saron ko us ki ye aadat
kabhi manind-e-shabnam aur hota hai kabhi aatish

jhulas jati hain wo aankhen jinhen kuchh khwab bunne the
bana di ahd-e-nau ki nafraton ne justuju aatish

ibarat aaj kal ki zindagi hai in anasir se
siyasat aamriyat khun-e-nahaq ku-ba-ku aatish

tamaniyyat ki lazim shart hai khush-niyyati warna
tag-o-dau be-bizaat aur sari hao-hu aatish

'zafar' se ab to nazren bhi milana aazmaish hai
ki garmi-e-jahan se ho gaya hai mu-ba-mu aatish