sabr karta hun to ehsas ziyan bolta hai
chup jo rahta hun to phir sara jahan bolta hai

khak hone ko hai ab dil ki khabar bhi le lo
dil se uthta hua aahon ka dhuan bolta hai

sun ke hota hun subuk-sair ki wo shokh kabhi
lafz arzan hain to chun chun ke garan bolta hai

tere bare mein sab anjaan hue jate hain
puchhta hun to koi aa ke kahan bolta hai

odh leta hai yaqin maslahatan chup ka lihaf
is ghadi sach ki har ek baat guman bolta hai

guftugu sunta hun teri hi yahan sham-o-sahar
kuchh na kuchh mujh se tera khali makan bolta hai

chandni mein jo kabhi aankh-micholi se rachi
tu kahan hai tera ek ek nishan bolta hai

mil ke masrur hua aaj bahut 'jami' se
wo bhi meri hi tarah urdu zaban bolta hai