ye qissa wo nahin tum jis ko qissa khvaan se suno
— Bahadur Shah Zafar
Ye qissa wo naheen tum jis ko qissa-khvaan se suno
Mire fasaana-e-gham ko miree zabaan se suno
Sunaao dard-e-dil apna to dam-ba-dam fariyaad
Misaal-e-nai miree har ek ustukhvaan se suno
Karo hazaar sitam le ke zikr kya yak yaar
Shikaayat apnee tum is apne neem-jaan se suno
Khuda ke vaaste ai hamdamo na bolo tum
Payaam laayaa hai kya naama-bar vahaan se suno
Tumhaare ishq ne rusvaa kiyaa jahaan men hamen
Hamaaraa zikr na tum kyoonki ik jahaan se suno
Suno tum apnee jo tegh-e-nigaah ke ausaaf
Jo tum ko sunnaa ho us shokh-e-dil-sitaan se suno
'zafar' wo bosa to kya degaa par koee dushnaam
Jo tum ko sunnaa ho us shokh-e-dil-sitaan se suno