main to hun shaer ki ruh
shaer ki khasiyyat

ek khushbu ek tilism
aur mera beta ki hai shaer ka jism

shairon ki khaslaton ka aaina
kaj-rawi ka ishtihaar

hai samete apne andar aib ki har ek qism
na-samajh aawara-o-bekar shaida-e-qimar

aashnaon ka musahib kam-ayar
harza-go baada-gusar

kash main hota sharabi aur kababi aur wo nek-o-shiar
ba-safa be-aib sa meri tarah

log phir mujh ko samajhte shaer-e-rangin-khayal-o-ba-kamal
aur mera beta bhi hota khush-khisal

dil na hota pur-malal