kaghaz qalam kitab se mahrum ho gae
hum jite ji jahan mein marhum ho gae

hakim bane to kho gae duniya-e-aish mein
saqi sharab jam ke mahkum ho gae

maqtul hi pe aa gaya ilzam-e-khud-kushi
qatil nigah-e-adl mein masum ho gae

ghurbat mein sath chhod diya tu ne bhi mera
mani tere khulus ke malum ho gae

kis se milen ki zehn nahin hai kisi ka saf
sare hi log shahr ke masmum ho gae

jab zindagi mein din tha khushiyan thin chaar-su
ghafil hue to dahr mein maghmum ho gae

matlab-parast rah gae 'qaisar' jahan mein
jo paikar-e-khulus the madum ho gae