zindagi-bhar nahin bhulegi wo barsat ki raat
ek anjaan hasina se mulaqat ki raat

hae wo reshmin zulfon se barasta pani
phul se galon pe rukne ko tarasta pani [...]

khwabon se na jao ki abhi raat bahut hai
pahlu mein tum aao ki abhi raat bahut hai

ji bhar ke tumhein dekh lun taskin ho kuchh to
mat shama bujhao ki abhi raat bahut hai [...]

aaj inkar na farmaiye aap
shab ki shab ghar mere rah jaiye aap

jaiye ghar ko na ghabraiye aap
hum na mar jaenge bas jaiye aap [...]

tu phul ki manind na shabnam ki tarah aa
ab ke kisi be-nam se mausam ki tarah aa

har martaba aata hai mah-e-nau ki tarah tu
is bar zara meri shab-e-gham ki tarah aa [...]

bas ek bar kisi ne gale lagaya tha
phir us ke baad na main tha na mera saya tha
gali mein log bhi the mere us ke dushman log
wo sab pe hansta hua mere dil mein aaya tha
us ek dasht mein sau shahr ho gae aabaad
jahan kisi ne kabhi karwan lutaya tha
wo mujh se apna pata puchhne ko aa nikle
ki jin se main ne khud apna suragh paya tha
mere wajud se gulzar ho ke nikli hai
wo aag jis ne tera pairahan jalaya tha
mujhi ko tana-e-ghaarat-gari na de pyare
ye naqsh main ne tere hath se mitaya tha
usi ne rup badal kar jaga diya aakhir
jo zahr mujh pe kabhi nind ban ke chhaya tha
'zafar' ki khak mein hai kis ki hasrat-e-tamir
khayal-o-khwab mein kis ne ye ghar banaya tha