kya kahuun dil maail e zulf e dotaa kyuunkar huaa
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Kya kahoon dil maa.il-e-zulf-e-dotaa kyoonkar huaa
Ye bhalaa changaa giraftaar-e-balaa kyoonkar huaa
Jin ko mehraab-e-ibaadat ho kham-e-abroo-e-yaar
Un kaa kaabe men kaho sajda adaa kyoonkar huaa
Deeda-e-hairaan hamaaraa thaa tumhaare zer-e-paa
Ham ko hairat hai ki paidaa naqsh-e-paa kyoonkar huaa
Naama-bar khat de ke us nau-khat ko too ne kya kahaa
Kya khataa tujh se huee aur wo khafaa kyoonkar huaa
Khaaksaaree kya ajab khove agar dil kaa ghubaar
Khaak se dekho ki aa.eena safaa kyoonkar huaa
Jin ko yaktaa.ee kaa da.avaa thaa wo misl-e-aa.eena
Un ko hairat hai ki paidaa doosraa kyoonkar huaa
Tere daanton ke tasavvur se na thaa gar aab-daar
Jo bahaa aansoo wo durr-e-be-bahaa kyoonkar huaa
Jo na honaa thaa huaa ham par tumhaare ishq men
Tum ne itnaa bhee na poochhaa kya huaa kyoonkar huaa
Wo to hai naa-aashnaa mash.hoor aalam men 'zafar'
Par khuda jaane wo tujh se aashnaa kyoonkar huaa