hai dil ko jo yaad aaii falak e piir kisi ki
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Hai dil ko jo yaad-e-falak-e-peer kisee kee
Aankhon ke tale phirtee hai tasveer kisee kee
Girya bhee hai naala bhee hai aur aah-o-fughaan bhee
Par dil men huee us ke na taaseer kisee kee
Haath aa.e hai kya khaak tire khaak-e-kaf-e-paa
Jab tak ki na qismat men ho ikseer kisee kee
Yaaro wo hai bigDaa huaa baaten na banaao
Kuch pesh nahin jaane kee taqreer kisee kee
Naazaan na ho mun.im ki jahaan teraa mahal hai
Hovegee yahaan pahle bhee ta.ameer kisee kee
Meree girah-e-dil na khulee hai na khulegee
Jab tak na khule zulf-e-girah-geer kisee kee
Aataa bhee agar hai to wo phir jaa.e hai ulTaa
Jis vaqt ulaT jaa.e hai taqdeer kisee kee
Is abroo o mizhgaan se 'zafar' tez ziyaada
Khanjar na kisee kaa hai na shamsheer kisee kee
Jo dil se udhar jaa.e nazar dil ho giraftaar
Mujrim ho koi aur ho taqseer kisee kee