gesuon ke asir hain hum bhi qissa-e-dil-pazir hain hum bhi husn mein tum sa gar nahin koi 'ishq mein be-nazir hain hum bhi misl-e-shirin agar hasin ho tum khaliq-e-jue-e-shir hain hum bhi us ke hathon mein jo nahin milti ek aisi lakir hain hum bhi chand ko dekh kar kaha us ne rashk-e-badr-e-munir hain hum bhi be-wafa se koi gila na kiya kis qadar ba-zamir hain hum bhi aansuon ke diye jalate hain raushni ke safir hain hum bhi wo kahin bhi hon dekh lete hain kitne raushan-zamir hain hum bhi jis ki nazron mein kuchh nahin shahi ek aise faqir hain hum bhi koi hum sa nahin zamane mein aap apni nazir hain hum bhi pas daulat nahin to kya yaro apne dil ke amir hain hum bhi narm dil hain magar 'adu ke liye ek zahrila tir hain hum bhi muttahid aaj hum nahin yaro yun jahan hain haqir hain hum bhi nazm-e-gulshan badal to sakte hain maslahat ke asir hain hum bhi she'r pur-dard hain 'zafar' apne is zamane ke 'mir' hain hum bhi