shikwa nasib ka na kare bar bar tu
mushkil hayat hans ke hamesha guzar tu

kyun fikr haal-o-mazi ki karta hai roz-o-shab
sab us ko ikhtiyar hai be-ikhtiyar tu

mayus kyun jafaon se hota hai be-wajah
sab ke gale mein dal wafaon ke haar tu

khuddar ban khudi ki talab le ke ji sada
be-fikr us pe jaan bhi kar de nisar tu

wo sar-parast hai to 'saba' tujh ko naz hai
apna maqam jaan le khud ko sanwar tu