ajib zulm hai sayyaad ki hawas ki tarah
suluk karta hai mujh se chaman qafas ki tarah

hamare dam se hain mahfuz-o-shad barg-o-saman
hamein na phenk chaman se yun khar-o-khas ki tarah

main apne waste amrit kahan jutata hun
main apne ras ke khazane pe hun magas ki tarah

zarur tu hai numayan sitamgari mein zarur
hamara dard bhi badhta hai tere jas ki tarah

koi khulus mila kar agar pilae to
surur chhachh bhi deti hai somras ki tarah

kisi ne jal bichhaya hai ghaur se dekho
ki shakh shakh gulistan mein hai chakas ki tarah

bahut ajib kahani hai mere aalam ki
bana sifar se hun main ek anek das ki tarah

agar main hun to main hun aur agar gaya to gaya
main mo'atabar nahin na-mo'tabar nafas ki tarah

na jaane kaun se jangal ka jiw hai waiz
sharab pita hai kam-bakht bul-hawas ki tarah

ye buzdili ka tilism ab to tod de 'kundan'
ki bang deti hai pazeb bhi jaras ki tarah