ibtida bigdi intiha bigdi
ibn-e-adam ki har ada bigdi

chaarasazon ki chaara-sazi se
aur bimar ki dasha bigdi

baz aaya na apni fitrat se
meri naseh se barha bigdi

ban gaya marja-e-khalaiq-e-dasht
shahr ki is qadar faza bigdi

nam rakkha gaya sumum us ka
lala-o-gul se jab saba bigdi

mai-kade mein bhi dekh kar na kaho
niyyat-e-shaikh-e-parsa bigdi

tark-e-ulfat ke baad to 'atish'
baat pahle se bhi siwa bigdi