khudi gum kar chuka hun ab khushi-o-gham se kya matlab
ta'alluq hosh se chhoda to ab 'alam se kya matlab

qana’at jis ko hai wo rizq-e-ma-yahtaj par khush hai
samajh jis ko hai us ko bahs-e-besh-o-kam se kya matlab

jise marna na ho wo hashr tak ki fikr mein uljhe
badalti hai agar duniya to badle hum se kya matlab

meri fitrat mein masti hai haqiqat-bin hai dil mera
mujhe saqi ki kya hajat hai jam-o-jam se kya matlab

khud apni rish mein uljhe hue hain hazrat-e-wa'iz
bhala un ko buton ke gesu-e-pur-kham se kya matlab

nai ta’lim ko kya wasta hai aadamiyyat se
janab-e-darwin ko hazrat-e-adam se kya matlab

sada-e-sarmadi se mast rahta hun sada 'akbar'
mujhe naghmon ki kya parwa mujhe sargam se kya matlab