kuchh apne kaam nahin aawe jam-e-jam ki kitab
kifayat apne ko bas ek apne gham ki kitab

nahin khayal siwa us ke aur hai dil mein
jo maktab ishq mein jaise padha sanam ki kitab

khat aane se nahin khatir jama hue mutlaq
ise to khat kahun ya sabza ya sitam ki kitab

shab-e-firaq se teri gaya hun sab kuchh bhul
wiqaya kanz-o-hidaya sabhi ilam ki kitab

hua ba-madrasa-e-ishq jab se talib-e-ilm
bahut hai apne mutala ko ek dam ki kitab

na barhaman hun na mulla na maulwi na atit
jo pothi dair ki pancho o ya haram ki kitab

kitab-e-husn ki 'qasim-ali' mutala kar
banai sanea ne sanat se yak-qalam ki kitab