ilm mein jhengar se baDh kar kaamran koi nahin
chaT jata hai kitaben imtihan koi nahin
zulm hai ba-wasf mehr is ko kahen na-mehrban
aasman se baDh ke sachcha mehrban koi nahin
lucknow dilli inhin shahron pe kya mauquf hai
har jagah ahl-e-zaban hain be-zaban koi nahin
hai masal mashhur dast-e-KHud-dahan-e-KHud 'zarif'
hoTalon mein mehman-o-mezban koi nahin
Ghazal
Ilm mein jhengar se baDh kar kaamran koi nahin
Zareef Lakhnavi