paan ki surkhii nahin lab par but e Khoon khvaar ke
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Paan kee surkhee nahin lab par but-e-khoon-khvaar ke
Lag gaya hai khoon-e-aashiq munh ko is talvaar ke
Khaal-e-aariz dekh lo halqe men zulf-e-yaar ke
Maar-e-mohra gar na dekhaa ho dahan men maar ke
Anjum-e-taabaan falak par jaantee hai jis ko khalq
Kuch sharaare hain wo meree aah-e-aatish-baar ke
Tooba-e-jannat se us ko kaam kya hai hoor-vash
Jo ki hain aasooda saa.e men tiree deevaar ke
Poochhte ho haal kya meraa qimaar-e-ishq men
JhaaD baiThaa haath main naqd-e-dil-o-deen haar ke
Ye huee taaseer ishq-e-koh-kan se sang-e-aab
Ashk jaaree ab talak chashmon se hain kohsaar ke
Hai wo be-vahdat ki jo samjhe hai kufr o diin men farq
Rakhtee hai tasbeeh rishta taar se zunnaar ke
Waada-e-deedaar jo Thahraa qayaamat par to yaan
Roz hotee hai qayaamat shauq men deedaar ke
Hoshiyaaree hai yahee kiije 'zafar' is se hazar
Dekhiye jis ko nashe men baada-e-pindaar ke