safar kaThin hī sahī jaan se guzarnā kyā

jo chal paḌe haiñ to ab raah meñ Thaharnā kyā

jo dil meñ gūñjtī ho aañkh se jhalaktī ho

kisī ke sāmne us baat se mukarnā kyā

inhī ravāñ davāñ lahroñ pe zindagī kaT jaa.e

ho terā saath mayassar to paar utarnā kyā

mile na gauhar-e-maqsūd Duub kar bhī agar

to laash ban ke phir us bahr se ubharnā kyā

jis āb-rūd kī auqāt chand qatre ho

to us ko phāñdnā kyā us meñ paañv dharnā kyā

jahāñ ġhurūr hunar-parvarī ho pumba-e-gosh

vahāñ takalluf-e-arz-e-niyāz karnā kyā

fasād-e-ḳhalq bhī hañgāma dīdanī thā 'zafar'

phir ek baar vahī shoshā chhoḌ Darnā kyā