qaaruun uthaa ke sar pe sunaa ganj le chalaa
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Qaaroon uThaa ke sar pe sunaa ganj le chalaa
Dunya se kya bakheel ba-juz ranj le chalaa
Minnat thee bosa-e-lab-e-sheereen ki dil miraa
Mujh ko soo-e-mazaar-e-shakar ganj le chalaa
Saaqee sambhaaltaa hai to jaldee mujhe sambhaal
Varna uDaa ke paan nasha-e-banj le chalaa
DauDaa ke haath chhaatee pe ham un kee yuun phire
Jaise koi chor aa ke ho naaranj le chalaa
Chausar kaa lutf ye hai ki jis vaqt po paDe
Ham bar-chahaar bole to bar-panj le chalaa
Jis dam 'zafar' ne paDh ke ghazal haath se rakhee
Aankhon pe rakh har ek sukhan-sanj le chalaa