ubharte dubte taron ke bhed kholega
fasil-e-shab se utar kar koi to bolega

ye ahd wo hai jo qail nahin sahifon ka
ye harf harf ko maslub kar ke tolega

utar hi jaega rag rag mein aaj zahr-e-sukut
wo pyar se mere lahje mein shahd gholega

mera nasib hi thahra jo rabton ki shikast
tilism-e-jaan ka bhi ye qufl koi kholega

jo sune dil mein kahin bas gaya koi aaseb
jahan bhi jaoge saya sa sath ho lega

hai aaj waqt 'zafar' dil ki baat kah dalen
kabhi to wo bhi zara apna dil tatolega