ai bhikari tujhe kahe ko yaqin aaega
main bhi teri hi tarah waqf-e-gham-e-dauran hun

yar tu bhi nigah-e-qahr ka mara hai magar
kam se kam tere liye raunaq-e-bazar to hai

mere aansu hi to hain mere liye lal-o-gohar
tere kashkol mein kuchh sikkon ki jhankar to hai

jab bhi dekha mujhe lalchai hui nazron se
mahfil-e-dahr mein ji hai ki umand aaya hai

mujh ko khush karne ki khatir ye duaen kaisi
in duaon ne to kuchh aur bhi tadpaya hai

log aakash se aae ki ye gham dur karen
baat pahunchi to gulistan se bayabanon tak

han magar wo ki jo mahir hain lahu pine mein
hath pahuncha hi nahin un ke garebanon tak

kahne ko 'hatim'-o-'qarun'-o-'karan' bhi aae
apne hisse mein wahi ranj-o-mehan hain ki jo the

jurat-e-'isa'-o-'mansur' se bhi kuchh na hua
roz-o-shab marhala-e-dar-o-rasan hain ki jo the

dar-ba-dar yunhi hum aawara phirenge kab tak
kyon na haq chhin len is dahr-e-jafakar se hum