dhuup hai kyaa aur saayaa kyaa hai ab maaluum huaa
ye sab khel tamaashaa kyaa hai ab maaluum huaa 

ha.Nsate phuul kaa cheharaa dekhuu.N aur bhar aa_ii aa.Nkh
apane saath ye qissaa kyaa hai ab maaluum huaa 

ham baraso.n ke baad bhii un ko ab tak bhuul na paaye
dil se un kaa rishtaa kyaa hai ab maaluum huaa 

saharaa saharaa pyaase bhaTake saarii umr jale
baadal kaa ik Tuka.Daa kyaa hai ab maaluum huaa 

yaar thaa gul_zaar thaa baad-e-sabaa thii mai.n na thaa
laayaq-e-paa-bos-e-jaa.N kyaa hinaa thii mai.n na thaa 

haath kyo.n baa.Ndhe mere chhallaa agar chorii huaa
ye saraapaa shoKhii-e-rang-e-hinaa thii mai.n na thaa 

mai.n ne puuchhaa kyaa huaa vo aap kaa husn-o-shabaab
ha.Ns ke bolaa vo sanam shaan-e-Khudaa thii mai.n na thaa 

mai.n sisakataa rah gayaa aur mar gaye farahaad-o-qais
kyaa unhii.n dono.n ke hisse me.n qazaa thii mai.n na thaa 

yaa mujhe afsar-e-shaahaa na banaayaa hotaa
yaa meraa taaj gadaayaa na banaayaa hotaa 

[afsar-e-shaahaa=royal officer; gadaaya=like a beggar] 

Khaak_saarii ke liye garache banaayaa thaa mujhe
kaash Khaak-e-dar-e-jaanaa.N na banaayaa hotaa 

nashaa-e-ishq kaa gar zarf diyaa thaa mujh ko
umr kaa tang na paimaanaa banaayaa hotaa 

[zarf=knowledge; tang=short] 

apanaa diivaanaa banaayaa mujhe hotaa tuune
kyo.n Khirad_mand banaayaa na banaayaa hotaa 

sholaa-e-husn chaman me.n na dikhaayaa us ne
varanaa bul_bul ko bhii paravaanaa banaayaa hotaa 

roz-e-mamuuraa-e-duniyaa me.n Kharaabii hai ’Zafar’
aisii bastii se to viiraanaa banaayaa hotaa 

vo behisaab jo pii ke kal sharaab aayaa
agarche mast thaa mai.n par mujhe hijaab aayaa 

idhar Khayaal mere dil me.n zulf kaa guzaraa
udhar vo khaataa huaa dil me.n pech-o-taab aayaa 

Khayaal kis kaa samaayaa hai diidaa-o-dil me.n
na dil ko chain mujhe aur na shab ko Khvaab aayaa 

tum na aaye ek din kaa vaadaa kar do din talak
ham pa.De ta.Dapaa kiye do do pahar do din talak

[talak = till]

dard-e-dil apanaa sunaataa huu.N kabhii jo ek din
rahataa hai us naazanii.n ko dard-e-sar do din talak

dekhate hai.n Khvaab me.n jis din kisuu kii chashm-e-mast
rahate hai.n ham do jahaa.N se beKhabar do din talak

[kisuu = kisii = someone; chashm-e-mast = intoxicating eyes]

gar yaqii.n ho ye hame.n aayegaa tuu do din ke baad
to jiye.n ham aur is ummiid par do din talak

[yaqii.n = believe/trust]

kyaa sabab kyaa vaastaa kyaa kaam thaa batalaa_iye
ghar se jo nikale na apane tum "Zafar" do din talak

the kal jo apane ghar me.n vo mahamaa.N kahaa.N hai.n
jo kho gaye hai.n yaa rab vo ausaa.N kahaa.N hai.n 

aa.Nkho.n me.n rote rote nam bhii nahii.n ab to
the maujazan jo pahale vo tuufaa.N kahaa.N hai.n 

kuchh aur Dhab ab to hame.n log dekhate hai.n
pahale jo ai "Zafar" the vo insaa.N kahaa.N haiN 

subah ro ro ke shaam hotii hai
shab ta.Dap kar tamaam hotii hai 

saamane chashm-e-mast ke saaqii
kis ko parvaah-e-jaam hotii hai 

ko_ii Gunchaa khilaa ke bul-bul ko
bekalii zar-e-daam hotii hai 

ham jo kahate hai.n kuchh ishaaro.n se
ye Khataa laa-kalaam hotii hai 

shamashiir barahanaa maa.Ng Gazab baalo.n kii mahak phir vaisii hai
juu.De kii gundhaavat bahar-e-Khudaa zulfo.n kii laTak phir vaisii hai 

har baat me.n us ke garmii hai har naaz me.n us ke shoKhii hai
aamad hai qayaamat chaal bharii chalane kii pha.Dak phir vaisii hai 

maharam hai habaab-e-aab-e-ravaa suuraj kii kiran hai us pe lipaT
jaalii kii ye kuratii hai vo balaa goTe kii dhanak phir vaisii hai 

vo gaaye to aafat laaye hai sur taal me.n leve jaan nikaal
naach us kaa uThaaye sau fitane ghungharuu kii chhanak phir vaisii hai 

pas-e-marg mere mazaar par jo chiraaG kisii ne jalaa diyaa
use aah daaman-e-baad ne sare shaam hii se bujhaa diyaa 

mujhe dafn karanaa tuu jis gha.Dii to ye us se kahanaa ki ai parii
vo jo teraa aashiq-e-zaar thaa tah-e-Khaak use dabaa diyaa 

dam-e-Gusl se mere peshtar use ham_damo.n ne ye soch kar
kahii.n jaave us kaa na dil dahal merii laash par se haTaa diyaa 

merii aa.Nkh jhapakii thii ek pal mere dil ne chaahaa ki uTh ke chal
dil-e-beqaraar ne o miyaa.N vahii.n chuTakii leke jagaa diyaa 

zaraa un kii shoKhii to dekhiye liye zulf-e-Kham_shudaa haath me.n
mere piichhe aaye dabe-dabe mujhe saa.Np kah ke Daraa diyaa 

mai.n ne dil diyaa mai.n ne jaa.N dii magar aah! tuune na qadr kii
kisii baat ko jo kahaa kabhii use chuTakiyo.n me.n u.Daa diyaa 

na kisii kii aa.Nkh kaa nuur huu.N na kisii ke dil kaa qaraar huu.N
jo kisii ke kaam na aa sake mai.n vo ek musht-e-Gubaar huu.N 

na to mai.n kisii kaa habiib huu.N na to mai.n kisii kaa raqiib huu.N
jo biga.D gayaa vo nasiib huu.N jo uja.D gayaa vo dayaar huu.N 

meraa rang-ruup biga.D gayaa meraa yaar mujh se bichha.D gayaa
jo chaman fizaa.N me.n uja.D gayaa mai.n usii kii fasl-e-bahaar huu.N 

paye faatehaa ko_ii aaye kyuu.N ko_ii chaar phuul cha.Daaye kyuu.N
ko_ii aake shammaa jalaaye kyuu.N mai.n vo bekasii kaa mazaar huu.N 

mai.n nahii.n huu.N naGmaa-e-jaa.N_fishaa.N mujhe sun ke ko_ii karegaa kyaa
mai.n ba.De barog kii huu.N sadaa main ba.De dukh kii pukaar huu.N