mar gae ai vaah un ki naaz bardaarii men ham
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Mar ga.e ai vaah un kee naaz-bardaaree men ham
Dil ke haathon se paDe kaisee giraftaaree men ham
Sab pe raushan hai hamaaree sozish-e-dil bazm men
Sham.a saan jalte hain apnee garm-baazaaree men ham
Yaad men hai tere dam kee aamad-o-shud pur-khayaal
Be-khabar sab se hain is dam kee khabardaaree men ham
Jab hansaayaa gardish-e-gardoon ne ham ko shakl-e-gul
Misl-e-shabnam hain hamesha girya o zaaree men ham
Chashm o dil biinaa hai apne roz o shab ai mardumaan
Garche sote hain ba-zaahir par hain bedaaree men ham
Dosh par rakht-e-safar baandhe hai kya ghuncha sabaa
Dekhte hain sab ko yaan jaise ki tayyaaree men ham
Kab talak be-deed se yaa rab rakhen chashm-e-wafa
Lag rahe hain aaj kal to dil kee gham-khvaaree men ham
Dekh kar aa.eena kya kahtaa hai yaaro ab wo shokh
Maah se sad chand behtar hain adaa-daaree men ham
Ai 'zafar' likh too ghazal bahr o qavaafee pher kar
Khaama-e-dur-rez se hain ab guhar-baaree men ham