bahut sabr-azma ek ek pal hai
bata is masale ka koi hal hai

main farzanon ki saf mein kyon khada hun
yaqinan mere sar mein kuchh khalal hai

hua kya ai nasim-e-subh-gahi
jo murjhaya hua dil ka kanwal hai

darogh-e-maslahat-amez nadan
ye arbab-e-siyasat ka amal hai

jo hasil ho 'shamim'-e-sakht-jaan ko
bahut kafi sukun ka ek pal hai