mar gae ai vaah un ki naz-bardari men ham
dil ke hathon se pade kaisi giraftari men ham
sab pe raushan hai hamari sozish-e-dil bazm men
shama saan jalte hain apni garm-bazari men ham
yaad men hai tere dam ki amad-o-shud pur-khayal
be-khabar sab se hain is dam ki khabardari men ham
jab hansaya gardish-e-gardun ne ham ko shakl-e-gul
misl-e-shabnam hain hamesha girya o zaari men ham
chashm o dil biina hai apne roz o shab ai marduman
garche sote hain ba-zahir par hain bedari men ham
dosh par rakht-e-safar bandhe hai kya ghuncha saba
dekhte hain sab ko yaan jaise ki tayyari men ham
kab talak be-did se ya rab rakhen chashm-e-vafa
lag rahe hain aaj kal to dil ki gham-khvari men ham
dekh kar aina kya kahta hai yaaro ab vo shokh
maah se sad chand behtar hain ada-dari men ham
ai ‘zafar’ likh tu ghazal bahr o qavafi pher kar
khama-e-dur-rez se hain ab guhar-bari men ham
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