dar aap ka hum chhod ke ab jaen kahan aur
hai tark-e-talluq mein khud apna hi ziyan aur

aasan uthana na tha kuchh bar-e-khilafat
juz mere uthata bhi koi bar-e-garan aur

dil hai ki koi chaub-e-tar-o-taza-o-shadab
jab aag sulagti hai to uthta hai dhuan aur

hai fasl-e-bahaaran mein chaman shoala-ba-daman
ab dekhiye kya hota hai andaz-e-khizan aur

aazadi-e-guftar-o-khayalat ka izhaar
barbaadi ke ab is se bhi badh ke hain nishan aur

jab shisha-e-dil par mere zangar hai aata
kya kahiye chamakta hai mera dagh-e-nihan aur

main shakh-e-samar-dar ke manind hun 'mahir'
milta hun kisi se to wo karta hai guman aur