shakh meri na ab shajar mera
ikhtiyar ab hai aankh-bhar mera

aaine mein to aks hai lekin
mar dalega mujh ko dar mera

kaun jaane kahan kahan jaun
ham-safar ab ke hai safar mera

aasmanon pe tu raha khamosh
ghar gaya tere nam par mera

main ne sajde mein sar jhukaya tha
le gae sar utar kar mera

tujh ko sab se juda bana dunga
chhin mat harf ka hunar mera

dasht-o-sahra ujad aaya hun
dhundhta hun kahan hai ghar mera

dast-o-bazu liye zaban mat le
aakhiri par tu mat katar mera

mu-ba-mu kuchh simat raha hai 'nizam'
aur charcha hai dar-ba-dar mera