main apne taur pe khela tha aabginon se
mila hun yaron ko taht-us-sura ke zinon se

main aise shakhs ki taqlid karna chahta hun
jo sans leta raha doston ke sinon se

guman guzarta hai duniya ki tez-gami se
ki log khwab bhi dekhenge dur-binon se

ye tajraba hai mera sarsari si baat nahin
koi bhi nukta milega na nukta-chinon se

hamari aankhon se aansu gire nadamat ke
hai din phut pada kufr ki zaminon se

salami ka hai ye andaz jaanta hun magar
bahut se hath hain tanke gae jabinon se

mizaj-e-waqt moharram safar pe baat karen
sadi ka karb to mansub hai mahinon se

ye aalamin ki tartib hi ulat jae
nikala jae madina agar madinon se

main us dayar ki mitti ko nur jaanta hun
jahan pe barchhiyan todi gai thi sinon se

ye sham jhil shafaq mo'atabar hain apni jagah
mera mizaj zara mukhtalif hai tinon se

sharafaton mein wo yusuf-mizaj hote hain
tumhein milaunga ghurbat-zada hasinon se

main sidhi baat ka aadi hun sanp kyun bolun
main apne yar nikalunga aastinon se