takhir thi chaman mein faqat tere pair ki
khushbu ne saaton mein zamanon ki sair ki

bheja gaya hai jalte hue shahr mein mujhe
aur hukm hai ki laun khabar koi khair ki

qudrat sukhan-sarai pe kaisi ki hum ne to
ye chah kar na ki kabhi chahe baghair ki

aankhon mein tab se gad gae be-khwabiyon ke tir
jab se fasil tut gai shab-ba-khair ki

kyon rang nila pad gaya sun kar ye aap se
kyon zahr lag gai mujhe tarif ghair ki

ek dastan-e-talkh ba-pairaya-e-latif
ai sahiban-e-sher ghazal hai 'zubair' ki