wahi meri kam-nasibi wahi teri be-niyazi
mere kaam kuchh na aaya ye kamal-e-nai-nawazi

main kahan hun tu kahan hai ye makan ki la-makan hai
ye jahan mera jahan hai ki teri karishma-sazi

isi kashmakash mein guzrin meri zindagi ki raaten
kabhi soz-o-saz-e-'rumi' kabhi pech-o-tab-e-'raazi'

wo fareb-khurda shahin ki pala ho kargason mein
use kya khabar ki kya hai rah-o-rasm-e-shahbazi

na zaban koi ghazal ki na zaban se ba-khabar main
koi dil-kusha sada ho ajami ho ya ki tazi

nahin faqr o saltanat mein koi imtiyaz aisa
ye sipah ki tegh-bazi wo nigah ki tegh-bazi

koi karwan se tuta koi bad-guman haram se
ki amir-e-karwan mein nahin khu-e-dil-nawazi