shajar pe baithe hue hain panchhi tanaw mein sab
abhi shikari hain apne apne padaw mein sab

mohabbaten ho rahi hain zakhmi kise khabar hai
abhi hain masruf apne rishte chunaw mein sab

nahin tum aise nahin ho jaisa ye padh rahe hain
hamein pata hai qasida-khwan hain dabaw mein sab

bana ke din bhar meri ayaadat ko ek bahana
namak lagane ko aate rahte hain ghaw mein sab

tumhaare andar ke aadmi se nahin hain waqif
ye log baithe hue hain kaghaz ki naw mein sab