sar bache ya na bache turra-e-dastar gaya
shah-e-kaj-fahm ko shauq-e-do-sari mar gaya

ab kisi aur kharabe mein sada dega faqir
yan to aawaz lagana mera bekar gaya

sarkasho shukr karo ja-e-shikayat nahin dar
sar gaya bar gaya tana-e-aghyar gaya

awwalin chaal se aage nahin socha main ne
zist shatranj ki bazi thi so main haar gaya

sad ayyam pe patkhe hai diwana sar ko
jis ko chaha ki na jae wahi is bar gaya