ahl-e-daulat bhi kuchh log kya ho gae
mal-o-zar un ke jaise khuda ho gae

haal mat puchhiye mujh se is daur ka
log yun gharq-e-mauj-e-bala ho gae

karwan kaise mahfuz rah paega
jo the rahzan wahi rahnuma ho gae

jinki har sham rindon mein guzri kabhi
wo bhi kuchh roz se parsa ho gae

waiz-e-mohtaram ko sar-e-mai-kada
dekh kar log hairat-zada ho gae

apna hamraaz samjha hamesha jinhen
wo bhi ab mujh se na-ashna ho gae

dada 'arif' ki shafqat ka ye faiz hai
tum jo 'hassan' naghma-sara ho gae