mein aksar ehtimam-e-khatir-e-sayyaad karta hun
ganwa kar apne baal-o-par qafas aabaad karta hun

muhandis hun main harf-o-saut ke taza jahanon ka
so apne sher mein lahje nae ijad karta hun

to kya fatwa koi darkar hai mere junun ko bhi
ki ja kar main faqih-e-shahr se fariyaad karta hun

sajata hun kisi ki yaad se main gham-kada apna
isi surat dil-e-nashad ko main shad karta hun

taqaza hai khirad ka main bhula dun ab use lekin
na jaane kyon main rah rah kar usi ko yaad karta hun

nae raste banane ke nae aadab hain phir bhi
main apne daur mein rah kar gham-e-farhad karta hun

meri jaanib jo phenke hain mere ahbab ne patthar
main un ko kaamyabi ki qawi buniyaad karta hun

samajh mein kuchh nahin aata ye kaisa adl hai 'adil'
ki khud par zulm karta aur khud fariyaad karta hun