ajab ahwal dekha is zamane ke amiron ka
na un ko dar khuda ka aur na un ko khauf piron ka

misal-e-mahr-o-mah din raat khate charkh phirte hain
falak ke hath se ye haal hai raushan-zamiron ka

qafas mein phenk hum ko phir wahin sayyaad jata hai
khuda hafiz hai gulshan mein hamare ham-safiron ka

mujhe shikwa nahin be-rahm kuchh tere taghaful se
khule-bandon phire tu haal kya jaane asiron ka

dil-e-yaqut hai tujh lal-e-lab ke rashk se pur-khun
tere dandan ke aage ghat gaya hai mol hiron ka

kiya hai us nishan-andaz ne tarkash tahi mujh par
meri chhati sira ho jis upar toda hai tiron ka

hamein diwan-khane se kisi munim ke kya 'hatim'
hai aazadon ke gar rahne ko bas takiya faqiron ka