ham ye to nahin kahte ki gam kah nahin sakte
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Ham ye to naheen kahte ki gham kah naheen sakte
Par jo sabab-e-ghum hai wo ham kah naheen sakte
Ham dekhte hain tum men khuda jaane buto kya
Is bhed ko allaah kee qasam kah naheen sakte
Rusvaa-e-jahaan kartaa hai ro ro ke hamen too
Ham Kuch tujhe ai deeda-e-nam kah naheen sakte
Kya poochhtaa hai ham se too ai shokh sitamgar
Jo too ne kiye ham pe sitam kah naheen sakte
Hai sabr jinhen talkh-kalaamee ko tumhaaree
Sharbat hee bataate hain wo sam kah naheen sakte
Jab kahte hain Kuch baat rukaavaT kee tire ham
Ruk jaataa hai ye siine men dam kah naheen sakte
Allaah re tiraa ro'b ki ahvaal-e-dil apna
De dete hain ham kar ke raqam kah naheen sakte
Tubaa-e-bahishtee hai tumhaaraa qad-e-ra.anaa
Ham kyoonkar kahen sarv-e-iram kah naheen sakte
Jo ham pe shab-e-hijr men us maah-e-laqaa ke
Guzre hain 'zafar' ranj-o-alam kah naheen sakte