tufta jaanon kaa ilaaj ai ahl e daanish aur hai
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Tufta-jaanon kaa ilaaj ai ahl-e-daanish aur hai
Ishq kee aatish balaa hai us kee sozish aur hai
Kyuun na vahshat men chubhe har moo ba-shakl-e-neesh-tez
Khaar-e-gham kee tere deevaane kee kaavish aur hai
Mutribo baa-saaz aao tum hamaaree bazm men
Saaz-o-saamaan se tumhaaree itnee saazish aur hai
Thooktaa bhee dukhtar-e-raz par nahin mast-e-alast
Jo ki hai us faahisha par ghash wo faahish aur hai
Taab kya ham-taab hove us se khursheed-e-falak
Aaftaab-e-daagh-e-dil kee apne taabish aur hai
Sab miTaa den dil se hain jitnee ki us men khvaahishen
Gar hamen maaloom ho Kuch us kee khwaish aur hai
Abr mat ham-chashm honaa chashm-e-Dariya-baar se
Teree baarish aur hai aur us kee baarish aur hai
Hai to gardish charkh kee bhee fitna-angezee men taaq
Teree chashm-e-fitna-zaa kee lek gardish aur hai
But-parastee jis se hove haq-parastee ai 'zafar'
Kya kahoon tujh se ki wo tarz-e-parastish aur hai