KHuda ke waste zahid uTha parda na kabe ka
kahin aisa na ho yan bhi wahi kafir-sanam nikle

Bahadur Shah Zafar

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KHwab mera hai ain bedari
main to us mein bhi dekhta kuchh hun

Bahadur Shah Zafar

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kitna hai bad-nasib 'zafar' dafn ke liye
do gaz zamin bhi na mili ku-e-yar mein

Bahadur Shah Zafar

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koi kyun kisi ka lubhae dil koi kya kisi se lagae dil
wo jo bechte the dawa-e-dil wo dukan apni baDha gae

Bahadur Shah Zafar

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kya puchhta hai hum se tu ai shoKH sitamgar
jo tu ne kiye hum pe sitam kah nahin sakte

Bahadur Shah Zafar

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kya tab kya majal hamari ki bosa len
lab ko tumhaare lab se mila kar kahe baghai

Bahadur Shah Zafar

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laDa kar aankh us se hum ne dushman kar liya apna
nigah ko naz ko andaz ko abru ko mizhgan ko

Bahadur Shah Zafar

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