faqiri mein bhi khush-waqti ke
kuchh saman faraham the
khayalon ke bagule
muztarib jazbon ke hangame,
talatum bahr-e-hasti mein
tamawwuj-e-ruh ke ban mein,
ajab aftan o khizan marhale pahnai shab ke,
tadap gham-ha-e-hijran ki
larazti aarzu didar-e-jaanan ki
adam-abaad ke sahra mein ek zarra
ki misl-e-qatra-e-simab larzida
sadaf mein zehn ke jun
ghauhar-e-kamyab poshida
dil-e-sad-para
ju-e-gham
larazti kashti-e-ehsas
jahan-bini ka dil mein azm-e-duzdida
faqiri mein yahi asbab-e-hasti tha yahi dard-e-tah-e-jam-e-tamanna tha
yahi saman bacha lete to achchha tha
faqiri mein magar ye kaun si uftad aai hai
ki saman lut gaya rahon mein kasa dil ka khali hai