hun shaikh mushafi ka main hairan-e-shaeri
allah muflisi mein ye kuchh shan-e-shaeri

raunda use tamam mere rakhsh-e-kilk ne
sauda se bach raha tha jo maidan-e-shaeri

main aur le ke sauda namak us mein bhar diya
tha us ka kam namak jo namakdan-e-shaeri

hindostan ke gardan-e-khurd-o-buzurg par
hai sach to ye mera hi hai ehsan-e-shaeri

pairaw hain meri tarz ke yan chhote aur bade
mulk-e-sukhan ka hun main sulaiman-e-shaeri

rahte hain incha-tani mein ab us ke aur yar
tha hath mein mere jo gareban-e-shaeri

rakhti hai nok-e-khama-e-jadu-raqam hanuz
mizhgan-e-tar se taza gulistan-e-shaeri

mundi jo aankh main ne to chashm-e-zamana se
chhup jaega wunhi mah-e-taban-e-shaeri

main ibtada-e-umr mein muddat talak bahut
chhana hai farsi ka safahan-e-shaeri

baad is ke rekhte ki bhi rakkhi hai wo bina
hairan hain jis ke naqsh-e-taraazan-e-shaeri

kuchh kuchh kahe hain phir arabi mein jo sher-o-nazm
is mein bhi ban gaya hun main sahban-e-shaeri

din raat mere nakhun-e-nok-e-qalam mein hain
lakhon tariq o shewa o unwan-e-shaeri

har sifla ka dahan ye nahin hai ki ho sake
mere siwae sham-e-shabistan-e-shaeri

jis roz mere jism se niklegi meri jaan
ye jaaniyo tu aaj gai jaan-e-shaeri

lakhon tarana-sanj hue is ke reza-chin
ai 'mushafi' mera hi hai wo khwan-e-shaeri