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
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
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
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
[sabab = reason]
