bharii hai dil men jo hasrat kahuun to kis se kahuun
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Bharee hai dil men jo hasrat kahoon to kis se kahoon
Sune hai kaun museebat kahoon to kis se kahoon
Jo too ho saaf to Kuch main bhee saaf tujh se kahoon
Tire hai dil men kudoorat kahoon to kis se kahoon
Na kohkan hai na majnoon ki the mire hamdard
Main apna dard-e-mohabbat kahoon to kis se kahoon
Dil us ko aap diyaa aap hee pashemaan hoon
Ki sach hai apnee nadaamat kahoon to kis se kahoon
Kahoon main jis se use hove sunte hee vahshat
Phir apna qissa-e-vahshat kahoon to kis se kahoon
Raha hai too hee to gham-khvaar ai dil-e-gham-gheen
Tire sivaa gham-e-furqat kahoon to kis se kahoon
Jo dost ho to kahoon tujh se dostee kee baat
Tujhe to mujh se adaavat kahoon to kis se kahoon
Na mujh ko kahne kee taaqat kahoon to kya ahvaal
Na us ko sunne kee fursat kahoon to kis se kahoon
Kisee ko dekhtaa itnaa naheen haqeeqat men
'zafar' main apnee haqeeqat kahoon to kis se kahoon