na do dushnaam ham ko itnii bad khuuii se kya haasil
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Na do dushnaam ham ko itnee bad-khooee se kya haasil
Tumhen denaa hee hogaa bosa kham-rooee se kya haasil
Dil-aazaaree ne teree kar diyaa bilkul mujhe be-dil
Na kar ab meree dil-jooee ki dil-jooee se kya haasil
Na jab tak chaak ho dil phaans kab dil kee nikaltee hai
Jahaan ho kaam khanjar kaa vahaan suuee se kya haasil
Buraa.ee yaa bhalaa.ee go hai apne vaaste lekin
Kisee ko kyuun kahen ham bad ki bad-gooee se kya haasil
Na kar fikr-e-khizaab ai shaikh too piiree men jaane de
Javaan honaa naheen mumkin siyah-rooee se kya haasil
ChaDhaa.e aasteen khanjar-ba-kaf wo yuun jo phirtaa hai
Use kya jaane hai us arbada-jooee se kya haasil
'abas pamba na rakh daagh-e-dil-e-sozaan pe too mere
Ki angaare pe hogaa chaaragar ruuee se kya haasil
Shameem-e-zulf ho us kee to ho farhat mire dil ko
Sabaa hovegaa mushk-e-cheen kee khushbooee se kya haasil
Na hove jab talak insaan ko dil se mel-e-yak-jaanib
'zafar' logon ke dikhlaane ko yaksooee se kya haasil