ho chuki hijrat to phir kya farz hai ghar dekhna
apni fitrat men nahin pichhe palaT kar dekhna
ab vo bargad hai na vo panghaT na ab vo gopiyan
aise pas-manzar men kya gaanv ka manzar dekhna
jada-e-gul ki masafat hi nahin hai zindagi
zindagi karna hai angaron pe chal kar dekhna
apne muḳhlis doston par vaar main kaise karun
koi dushman samne aa.e to jauhar dekhna
pyaas honTon par liye baiTha huun sahil par magar
zid pe aa ja.un to kuuze men samundar dekhna
khiḌkiyan khulte hi ham honge nishana vaqt ka
zaḳhm siine par sajana ho to bahar dekhna
mere hathon ki lakiron men hai gardish vaqt ki
meri qismat hi men likkha tha ye chakkar dekhna
zindagi bhar Thokaren khane se behtar hai ‘zafar’
rasta chalte hue raste ke patthar dekhna
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