kaafir tujhe allaah ne suurat to parii dii
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Kaafir tujhe allaah ne soorat to paree dee
Par haif tire dil men mohabbat na zaree dee
Dee too ne mujhe saltanat-e-bahr-o-bar ai ishq
HonTon ko jo khushkee miree aankhon ko taree dee
Khaal-e-lab-e-sheereen kaa diyaa bosa kab us ne
Ik chaaT lagaane ko mire neeshkaree dee
Kaafir tire sauda-e-sar-e-zulf ne mujh ko
Kya kya na pareshaanee o aashufta-saree dee
Mehnat se hai azmat ki zamaane men nageen ko
Be-kaavish-e-seena na kabhee naamvaree dee
Sayyaad ne dee rukhsat-e-parvaaz par afsos
Too ne na ijaazat mujhe be-baal-o-paree dee
Kahtaa tiraa Kuch sokhta-jaan lek ajal ne
Fursat na use misl-e-charaagh-e-saharee dee
Qassam-e-azal ne na rakhaa ham ko bhee mahroom
Garche na diyaa koee hunar be-hunaree dee
Us chashm men hai surme kaa dumbaala pur-aashob
Kyuun haath men badmast ke bandooq bharee dee
Dil de ke kiyaa ham ne tiree zulf kaa sauda
Ik aap balaa apne liye mol khareedee
Saaqee ne diyaa kya mujhe ik saaghar-e-sarshaar
Goyaa ki do aalam se 'zafar' be-khabaree dee