बहादुर शाह ज़फर

yaa mujhe afsar-e-shaahaa na banaayaa hotaa
yaa meraa taaj gadaayaa na banaayaa hotaa
[afsar-e-shaahaa=royal officer; gadaaya=like a beggar]
Khaak_saarii ke liye garache banaayaa thaa mujhe
kaash Khaak-e-dar-e-jaanaa.N na banaayaa hotaa
nashaa-e-ishq kaa gar zarf diyaa thaa mujh ko
umr kaa tang na paimaanaa banaayaa hotaa
[zarf=knowledge; tang=short]
apanaa diivaanaa banaayaa mujhe hotaa tuune
kyo.n Khirad_mand banaayaa na banaayaa hotaa
sholaa-e-husn chaman me.n na dikhaayaa us ne
varanaa bul_bul ko bhii paravaanaa banaayaa hotaa
roz-e-mamuuraa-e-duniyaa me.n Kharaabii hai 'Zafar'
aisii bastii se to viiraanaa banaayaa hotaa
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