khwab kahan se tuta hai tabir se puchhte hain
qaidi sab kuchh bhul gaya zanjir se puchhte hain

jam-e-jam laya hai ghar ghar duniya ke haalat
dil ki baaten hum teri taswir se puchhte hain

duniya kab karwat badlegi kab jagenge shahr
kaisi baaten soe hue zamir se puchhte hain

hum se na puchho kis jazbe ne tumhein kiya nakaam
baadshah aisi baaten apne wazir se puchhte hain

ahd se kaun mukar jaega taron ko kya ilm
likkhi nahin jo tu ne us tahrir se puchhte hain

'qasir' ne to dekha hai ab tak faqon ka raqs
jauhri taqat kya hai jauhar-e-'mir' se puchhte hain