Bahadur Shah Zafar
shamshir-e-barhana maang ghazab balon ki mahak phir vaisi hi
juude ki gundhavat qahr-e-khuda balon ki mahak phir vaisi hi
razor-sharp hair’s parting line, the luster in her eye’s divine
enrapturing, her coiffure’s braid, scent of her tresses does pervade
ankhen hain katora si vo sitam gardan hai surahi-dar ghazab
aur usi men sharab-e-surkhi-e-pan rakhti hai jhalak phir vaisi hi
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har baat men us ki garmi hai har naaz men us ke shokhi hai
qamat hai qayamat chaal pari chalne men phadak phir vaisi hi
warmth in everything she says, in all her airs there mischief plays
slender and tall, fairy like grace, a flutter in her every pace
gar rang bhabuka atish hai aur biini shola-e-sarkash hai
to bijli si kaunde hai pari aariz ki chamak phir vaisi hi
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nau-khez kuchen do ghuncha hain hai narm shikam ik khirman-e-gul
barik kamar jo shakh-e-gul rakhti hai lachak phir vaisi hi
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hai naaf koi girdab-e-bala aur gol surin ranen hain safa
hai saaq bilorin sham-e-ziya paanv ki kafak phir vaisi hi
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mahram hai habab-e-ab-e-ravan suraj ki kiran hai us pe lipat
jaali ki kurti hai vo bala gote ki dhanak phir vaisi hi
her breasts in silken bustier, rays of the sun adhere to her
her lacy blouse does so ignite, shimmering with golden light
vo gaae to aafat laae hai har taal men leve jaan nikal
naach us ka uthae sau fitne ghungru ki jhanak phir vaisi hi
when she sings storms are in spate, at every tune my life’s forfeit
her dancing raises mutiny, bells on her feet a symphony
har baat pe ham se vo jo ‘zafar’ karta hai lagavat muddat se
aur us ki chahat rakhte hain ham aaj talak phir vaisi hi
at every step she does restrain, zafar, for long I’ve tried in vain
and yet the love I’ve felt for her, does to this very day recur
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