ham ne tirii khaatir se dil e zaar bhi chhodaa
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Ham ne tiree khaatir se dil-e-zaar bhee chhoDaa
Too bhee na huaa yaar aur ik yaar bhee chhoDaa
Kya hogaa rafoogar se rafoo meraa garebaan
Ai dast-e-junoon too ne naheen taar bhee chhoDaa
Diin de ke gaya kufr ke bhee kaam se aashiq
Tasbeeh ke saath us ne to zunnaar bhee chhoDaa
Goshe men tiree chashm-e-siyah-mast ke dil ne
Kee jab se jagah khaana-e-khummaar bhee chhoDaa
Is se hai ghareebon ko tasallee ki ajal ne
Muflis ko jo maaraa to na zardaar bhee chhoDaa
TeDhe na ho ham se rakho ikhlaas to seedhaa
Tum pyaar se rukte ho to lo pyaar bhee chhoDaa
Kya chhoDen aseeraan-e-mohabbat ko wo jis ne
Sadqe men na ik murgh-e-giraftaar bhee chhoDaa
Pahunchee miree rusvaa.ee kee kyoonkar khabar us ko
Us shokh ne to dekhnaa akhbaar bhee chhoDaa
Kartaa thaa jo yaan aane kaa jhooTaa kabhee iqraar
Muddat se 'zafar' us ne wo iqraar bhee chhoDaa