wo sau sau aTkhaTon se ghar se bahar do qadam nikle

vo sau sau aTkhaToñ se ghar se bāhar do qadam nikle

balā se us kī gar us meñ kisī muztar kā dam nikle

kahāñ aañsū ke qatre ḳhūn-e-dil se haiñ baham nikle

ye dil meñ jam.a the muddat se kuchh paikān-e-ġham nikle

mire mazmūn-e-soz-e-dil se ḳhat sab jal gayā merā

qalam se harf jo nikle sharar hī yak-qalam nikle

nikāl ai chāragar tū shauq se lekin sar-e-paikāñ

udhar nikle jigar se tiir udhar qālib se dam nikle

tasavvur se lab-e-la.alīñ ke tere ham agar ro deñ

to jo laḳht-e-jigar āñkhoñ se nikle ik raqam nikle

nahīñ Darte agar hoñ laakh zindāñ yaar zindāñ se

junūn ab to misāl-e-nāla-e-zanjīr ham nikle

jigar par daaġh lab par dūd-e-dil aur ashk dāman meñ

tirī mahfil se ham mānind-e-sham.a sub.h-dam nikle

agar hotā zamāna gesū-e-shab-rañg kā tere

mirī shab-dīz saudā kā ziyāda-tar qadam nikle

kajī jin kī tabī.at meñ hai kab hotī vo sīdhī hai

kaho shāḳh-e-gul-e-tasvīr se kis tarah ḳham nikle

shumār ik shab kiyā ham ne jo apne dil ke dāġhoñ se

to anjum charḳh-e-hashtum ke bahut se un se kam nikle

ḳhudā ke vāste zāhid uThā parda na kaabe kā

kahīñ aisā na ho yaañ bhī vahī kāfir-sanam nikle

tamannā hai ye dil meñ jab talak hai dam meñ dam apne

'zafar' muñh se hamāre naam us kā dam-ba-dam nikle

wo sau sau aTkhaTon se ghar se bahar do qadam nikle

bala se us ki gar us mein kisi muztar ka dam nikle

kahan aansu ke qatre KHun-e-dil se hain baham nikle

ye dil mein jama the muddat se kuchh paikan-e-gham nikle

mere mazmun-e-soz-e-dil se KHat sab jal gaya mera

qalam se harf jo nikle sharar hi yak-qalam nikle

nikal ai chaaragar tu shauq se lekin sar-e-paikan

udhar nikle jigar se tir udhar qalib se dam nikle

tasawwur se lab-e-lalin ke tere hum agar ro den

to jo laKHt-e-jigar aankhon se nikle ek raqam nikle

nahin Darte agar hon lakh zindan yar zindan se

junun ab to misal-e-nala-e-zanjir hum nikle

jigar par dagh lab par dud-e-dil aur ashk daman mein

teri mahfil se hum manind-e-shama subh-dam nikle

agar hota zamana gesu-e-shab-rang ka tere

meri shab-diz sauda ka ziyaada-tar qadam nikle

kaji jin ki tabiat mein hai kab hoti wo sidhi hai

kaho shaKH-e-gul-e-taswir se kis tarah KHam nikle

shumar ek shab kiya hum ne jo apne dil ke daghon se

to anjum charKH-e-hashtum ke bahut se un se kam nikle

KHuda ke waste zahid uTha parda na kabe ka

kahin aisa na ho yan bhi wahi kafir-sanam nikle

tamanna hai ye dil mein jab talak hai dam mein dam apne

'zafar' munh se hamare nam us ka dam-ba-dam nikle