paan khaa kar surma ki tahriir phir khiinchii to kya
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Paan khaa kar surma kee tahreer phir kheenchee to kya
Jab miraa Khoon ho chukaa shamsheer phir kheenchee to kya
Ai muhavvis jab ki zar tere naseebon men naheen
Too ne mehnat bhee pai-e-ikseer phir kheenchee to kya
Gar khinche siine se naavak ruuh too qaalib se kheench
Ai ajal jab khinch gaya wo tiir phir kheenchee to kya
Kheenchtaa thaa paanv meraa pahle hee zanjeer se
Ai junoon too ne miree zanjeer phir kheenchee to kya
Daar hee par us ne kheenchaa jab sar-e-baazaar-e-ishq
Laash bhee meree pai-e-tashheer phir kheenchee to kya
Kheench ab naala koee aisa ki ho us ko asar
Too ne ai dil aah-e-pur-taaseer phir kheenchee to kya
Chaahiye us kaa tasavvur hee se naqsha kheenchnaa
Dekh kar tasveer ko tasveer phir kheenchee to kya
Kheench le avval hee se dil kee inaan-e-ikhtiyaar
Too ne gar ai aashiq-e-dil-geer phir kheenchee to kya
Kya huaa aage uThaa.e gar 'zafar' ehsaan-e-aql
Aur agar ab minnat-e-tadbeer phir kheenchee to kya