na us ko bhuul paa.e hain na ham ne yaad rakkha hai
dil-e-barbad ko is tarha se abad rakkha hai
jhamele aur bhi suljhane vaale hain ka.i pahle
aur us ke vasl ki ḳhvahish ko sab se baad rakkha hai
ruka rahta hai charon samt ashk o aah ka mausam
ravan har lahza karobar-e-abr-o-bad rakkha hai
phir is ki kamyabi ka koi imkan hi kya ho
agar us shoḳh par daava hi be-buniyad rakkha hai
ḳhizan ke ḳhushk patte jis men din-bhar khaḌkhaḌate hain
isi mausam ka naam ab ke bahar-ijad rakkha hai
ye kya kam hai ki ham hain to sahi fahrist men us ki
bhale na-shad rakkha hai ki ham ko shaad rakkha hai
jise lafz-e-mohabbat ke ma.ani tak nahin aate
use apne liye ham ne yahan ustad rakkha hai
javab apne ko chahe jo bhi vo malbus pahna.e
saval is dil ne us ke aage madar-zad rakkha hai
‘zafar’ itna hi kaafi hai jo vo raazi rahe ham par
kamar apni pe koi bojh ham ne laad rakkha hai
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