hum ne to ujad aur basti dekhi
duniya ki sabhi buland aur pasti dekhi

surat pe khayal apni aaya jis dam
yak lahza habab-war pasti dekhi

kitnon ke maash ki durusti dekhi
kitnon ki ba-khana faqa-masti dekhi

duniya hai basan qahba khush-dil ghamgin
roti hai kabhi kabhi to hansti dekhi

jis dast ki main daraaz-dasti dekhi
is dast ki aakhirash shikasti dekhi

jis ne bastam kiya makan ko tamir
diwar phir us makan ki khisakti dekhi

ba-wasf ayan hai lek bazi khilqat
is shokh ki did ko tarasti dekhi

ye turfa hai majra ki kaba-e-dil mein
'afridi' ki hum ne but-parasti dekhi