hum ki afkar ko tajsim kiya karte hain
harf-o-alfaz ki tahrim kiya karte hain

band kar lete hain aawara hawa mutthi mein
phir faza mein use taqsim kiya karte hain

waqt jab hath nahin aata to roz-o-shab mein
intiqaman use taqwim kiya karte hain

kab sitara koi mathe ki shikan mein utra
sab fusun sahab-e-tanjim kiya karte hain

hum ko ilzam na dije koi 'shakir'-kundan
hum to nisbat ki bhi takrim kiya karte hain