zamane ki baaton se be-dil nahin hun
jo maujon se tute wo sahil nahin hun

tadapta hun apni haqiqat samajh kar
qatil-e-mashiyyat hun bismil nahin hun

hai khak-e-madina se bhi mujh ko nisbat
jo mil jae pani mein wo gil nahin hun

tujhe mangta hun tujhe dene wale
bhikari nahin hun main sail nahin hun

mere hath mein apna dast-e-sakha de
ye kah de sakhawat ke qabil nahin hun

main apni haqiqat samajhta hun ai dil
main apni haqiqat se ghafil nahin hun

ye kah kar nikal aaya zindan se bahar
main paband-e-tauq-o-salasil nahin hun

wo de azm-e-mohkam mujhe dene wale
pukar utthe mushkil ki mushkil nahin hun

'girami' bhikari hun khwaja ke dar ka
kisi ghair ke dar ka sail nahin hun