Bahadur Shah Zafar
jab kabhi dariya men hote saya-afgan aap hain
fils-e-mahi ko batate mah-e-raushan aap hain
siite hain sozan se chak-e-sina kya ai charasaz
khar-e-gham siine men apne misl-e-sozan aap hain
pyaar se kar ke hamail ghair ki gardan men haath
marte tegh-e-sitam se mujh ko gardan aap hain
khinch kar ankhon men apni surma-e-dumbala-dar
karte paida sehr se nargis men sosan aap hain
dekh kar sahra men mujh ko pahle ghabraya tha qais
phir jo pahchana to bola hazrat-e-man aap hain
ji dhadakta hai kahin tar-e-rag-e-gul chubh na jaae
sej par phulon ki karte qasd-e-khuftan aap hain
kya maza hai tegh-e-qatil men ki aksar said-e-ishq
aan kar us par ragadte apni gardan aap hain
mujh se tum kya puchhte ho kaise hain ham kya kahen
ji hi jaane hai ki jaise mushfiq-e-man aap hain
pur-ghurur o pur-takabbur pur-jafa o pur-sitam
pur-fareb o pur-dagha pur-makr o pur-fan aap hain
zulm-pesha zulm-sheva zulm-ran o zulm-dost
dushman-e-dil dushman-e-jan dushman-e-tan aap hain
yakka-taz o neza-baz o arbada-ju tund-khu
teghzan dashna-guzar o navak-afgan aap hain
tasma-kash taraz o gharat-gar taraj-saz
kafir yaghmai o qazzaq rahzan aap hain
fitna-ju bedad-gar saffak o azlam kina-var
garm-jang o garm-qatl o garm-kushtan aap hain
bad-mizaj o bad-dimagh va bad-shiar o bad-suluk
bad-tariq o bad-zaban bad-ahd o bad-zan aap hain
be-muravvat bevafa na-mehrban na-ashna
mere qatil mere hasid mere dushman aap hain
ai ‘zafar’ kya pa-e-qatil ke hai bose ki havas
yuun jo bismil ho ke sargarm-e-tapidan aap hain
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