ajnabi musafir ko rasta dikhaega kaun apni chaukhat par ab diya jalaega jitni neamaten hongi khub dat ke khaega phir hamein qanaat ka wo sabaq padhaega pahle aane wale hi lut le gae sab mal baad mein jo aaega khali hath jaega pet hai agar khali phir kahan ki khuddari bhuk jab sataegi khud ko bech khaega sab ki apni rahen hain sab ki apni samten hain kaun aise aalam mein karwan banega jis ki umr guzri ho reshmi shabistan mein kya wo hanpte din ki dastan sunaega aaina sifat logo yun raho na parde mein warna kaun duniya ko aaina dikhaega hum jo mil ke aapas mein raushni lutaenge main bhi jagmagaunga tu bhi jagmagaega phir wo dega khush-khabari hum ko par utarne ki phir nadi mein kaghaz ki naw wo bahaega meri jad bhi katega waqt par pas-e-parda wo meri himayat mein hath bhi uthaega mahfilen faqiron ki boriye pe sajti hain bargah-e-shahi ko kaun munh lagaega afsaron ke khadim sab jut gae safai mein 'mahir' apni basti mein aaj kaun aaega