Mar Gae Ai Wah Unki Naz-Bardari Mein Hum

Bahadur Shah Zafar

mar gae ai vaah un ki naz-bardari men ham

dil ke hathon se pade kaisi giraftari men ham

sab pe raushan hai hamari sozish-e-dil bazm men

shama saan jalte hain apni garm-bazari men ham

yaad men hai tere dam ki amad-o-shud pur-khayal

be-khabar sab se hain is dam ki khabardari men ham

jab hansaya gardish-e-gardun ne ham ko shakl-e-gul

misl-e-shabnam hain hamesha girya o zaari men ham

chashm o dil biina hai apne roz o shab ai marduman

garche sote hain ba-zahir par hain bedari men ham

dosh par rakht-e-safar bandhe hai kya ghuncha saba

dekhte hain sab ko yaan jaise ki tayyari men ham

kab talak be-did se ya rab rakhen chashm-e-vafa

lag rahe hain aaj kal to dil ki gham-khvari men ham

dekh kar aina kya kahta hai yaaro ab vo shokh

maah se sad chand behtar hain ada-dari men ham

ai ‘zafar’ likh tu ghazal bahr o qavafi pher kar

khama-e-dur-rez se hain ab guhar-bari men ham