ek main bhi hun kulah-daron ke bich
'mir' sahab ke parastaron ke bich

raushni aadhi idhar aadhi udhar
ek diya rakkha hai diwaron ke bich

main akeli aankh tha kya dekhta
aaina-khane the nazzaron ke bich

hai yaqin mujh ko ki sayyare pe hun
aadmi rahte hain sayyaron ke bich

kha gaya insan ko aashob-e-maash
aa gae hain shahr bazaron ke bich

main faqir ibn-e-faqir ibn-e-faqir
aur askandar hun sardaron ke bich

apni virani ke gauhar rolta
raqs mein hun aur bazaron ke bich

koi us kafir ko us lamhe sune
guftugu karta hai jab yaron ke bich

ahl-e-dil ke darmiyan the 'mir' tum
ab sukhan hai shoabada-karon ke bich

aankh wale ko nazar aae 'alim'
ek mohammad-mustafa saron ke bich