chahiye us ka tasawwur hi se naqsha khinchna
dekh kar taswir ko taswir phir khinchi to kya
Bahadur Shah Zafar
ai wae inqalab zamane ke jaur se
dilli 'zafar' ke hath se pal mein nikal gai
Bahadur Shah Zafar
dekh dil ko mere o kafir-e-be-pir na toD
ghar hai allah ka ye is ki to tamir na toD
Bahadur Shah Zafar
dil ko dil se rah hai to jis tarah se hum tujhe
yaad karte hain kare yun hi hamein bhi yaad tu
Bahadur Shah Zafar
farhad o qais o wamiq o azra the chaar dost
ab hum bhi aa mile to hue mil ke chaar panch
Bahadur Shah Zafar
ghazab hai ki dil mein to rakkho kudurat
karo munh pe hum se safai ki baaten
Bahadur Shah Zafar
haal-e-dil kyun kar karen apna bayan achchhi tarah
ru-ba-ru un ke nahin chalti zaban achchhi tarah
Bahadur Shah Zafar
hath kyun bandhe mere chhalla agar chori hua
ye sarapa shoKHi-e-rang-e-hina thi main na tha
Bahadur Shah Zafar
hum apna ishq chamkaen tum apna husn chamkao
ki hairan dekh kar aalam hamein bhi ho tumhein bhi ho
Bahadur Shah Zafar