wo khud ko reshmi kapdon se ahl-e-zar samajhte hain
sarabon ki chamak ko jhil ka manzar samajhte hain

adab ke aasman par hai sitaron tak chamak jin ki
unhen manzil nahin hum mil ka patthar samajhte hain

mere bachche bahal jate hain kaghaz ke khilaunon se
gharibi ke taqaze kya hain wo behtar samajhte hain

chatai par hi mithi nind so jate hain mehnat-kash
use kamkhab ka aaram wo bistar samajhte hain

samundar apne aape se kabhi bahar nahin hota
magar barish mein nale khud ko hi bartar samajhte hain

hum apne fikr-o-fan se us mein gul bute khilaenge
zamin kuchh sakht hai to na-samajh banjar samajhte hain