wo sau sau atkhaton se ghar se bahar do qadam nikle
bala se us ki gar us mein kisi muztar ka dam nikle

kahan aansu ke qatre khun-e-dil se hain baham nikle
ye dil mein jama the muddat se kuchh paikan-e-gham nikle

mere mazmun-e-soz-e-dil se khat sab jal gaya mera
qalam se harf jo nikle sharar hi yak-qalam nikle

nikal ai chaaragar tu shauq se lekin sar-e-paikan
udhar nikle jigar se tir udhar qalib se dam nikle

tasawwur se lab-e-lalin ke tere hum agar ro den
to jo lakht-e-jigar aankhon se nikle ek raqam nikle

nahin darte agar hon lakh zindan yar zindan se
junun ab to misal-e-nala-e-zanjir hum nikle

jigar par dagh lab par dud-e-dil aur ashk daman mein
teri mahfil se hum manind-e-shama subh-dam nikle

agar hota zamana gesu-e-shab-rang ka tere
meri shab-diz sauda ka ziyaada-tar qadam nikle

kaji jin ki tabiat mein hai kab hoti wo sidhi hai
kaho shakh-e-gul-e-taswir se kis tarah kham nikle

shumar ek shab kiya hum ne jo apne dil ke daghon se
to anjum charkh-e-hashtum ke bahut se un se kam nikle

khuda ke waste zahid utha parda na kabe ka
kahin aisa na ho yan bhi wahi kafir-sanam nikle

tamanna hai ye dil mein jab talak hai dam mein dam apne
'zafar' munh se hamare nam us ka dam-ba-dam nikle