aaj kal bhes mein leader ke hai shaitan samjha

aaj kal bhes mein leader ke hai shaitan samjha
magar is bhed ko hindu na musalman samjha
pairahan jism ke ham-rang tha us ke itna
koi malbus use samjha koi uryan samjha


gar yahi qadr-e-sukhan hai to sukhan par lanat
ek qawwal ko tu shair-e-dauran samjha
ban ke mehman jo gaya ho gaya juta ghaeb
mezbani ke na is raaz ko mehman samjha


jab hi us shokh ne puchha ki takhallus kya hai
dekh kar shakl meri mujh ko ghazal-khwan samjha
bap tha us ka khada dar pe magar khair hui
yani wo mujh ko gada main use darban samjha


us ke aanchal mein ghusa tha koi jugnu 'hashim'
aur main us ko charagh-e-tah-e-daman samjha