khub ek naseh-e-mushfiq ne ye irshad kiya
bazm mein us ne ta'alli jo kal akbar ki suni

na teri fauj na shagird na pairau na murid
na tu arjun hai na suqraat rishi hai na muni

kis nagin par hain tere naqsh ke aasar ‘ayan
note-book teri shikasta teri pencil hai ghuni

fikr se zikr se 'ibrat se tujhe kaam nahin
wah-wa ke liye lafzon ki dukan tu ne chuni

tab' mein teri wahi khami-e-hirs-e-duniya
aatish-e-khauf-e-khuda se na jali hai na bhuni

khud-parasti hai bahut khalq ki khidmat kam hai
dil-dahi kam hai to hai dil-shikani chaar guni