chaaragaron ne bandh diya mujh ko bakht se
chhanw mili na mujh ko dua ke darakht se

baitha tha main hisar-e-falak mein zamin par
dushman ne fath khinch li meri shikast se

main bhi to tha farefta khud apne-ap par
shikwa karun main kya dil-e-nargis-parast se

girya ki saltanat mujhe degi shikast kya
chhini hai main ne zindagi pani ke takht se

harf-e-dua pe gosh-bar-awaz ho wo kyun
dil se kalam hota hai maston ke mast se

hamd-o-sana sukhan ka nahin dil ka hai riyaz
kaise sana karun main dil-e-lakht-lakht se

ahl-e-khirad ise na samajh paenge 'faqih'
kuchh masale hain mawara fath o shikast se