ye ahd kya hai ki sab par giran guzarta hai
ye kya tilism hai kya imtihan guzarta hai

wo qaht-e-lutf hai har-dam tere faqiron par
hazar waswasa aatish-ba-jaan guzarta hai

jo khak ho gae tere firaq mein un ka
khayal bhi kabhi ai jaan-e-jaan guzarta hai

jab us ki bazm se chal hi pade to sochna kya
ki arsa-e-gham-e-hijran kahan guzarta hai

kabhi wo chehra-e-manus bhi dikhai de
gali se roz naya karwan guzarta hai

'zafar' basant bhi hai aur bahaar ki rut bhi
falak pe takhta-e-gul ka guman guzarta hai