Nibah Baat Ka Us Hila-Gar Se Kuchh Na Hua

Bahadur Shah Zafar

nibah baat ka us hila-gar se kuchh na hua

idhar se kya na hua par udhar se kuchh na hua

javab-e-saf to laata agar na laata khat

likha nasib ka jo nama-bar se kuchh na hua

hamesha fitne hi barpa kiye mire sar par

hua ye aur to us fitnagar se kuchh na hua

bala se girya-e-shab tu hi kuchh asar karta

agarche ishq men ah-e-sahar se kuchh na hua

jala jala ke kiya shama saan tamam mujhe

bas aur to mujhe soz-e-jigar se kuchh na hua

rahin adu se vahi garm-joshiyan us ki

is ah-e-sard aur is chashm-e-tar se kuchh na hua

uthaya ishq men kya kya na dard-e-sar main ne

husul par mujhe us dard-e-sar se kuchh na hua

shab-e-visal men bhi meri jaan ko aram

azizo dard-e-judai ke dar se kuchh na hua

na dunga dil use main ye hamesha kahta tha

vo aaj le hi gaya aur ‘zafar’ se kuchh na hua