mira-ji ko manne wale kam hain lekin hum bhi hain
'faiz' ki baat badi hai phir bhi ab waisa kaun aaega

tazin-e-sukhan ki fikr na kar be-sakhta chal
uth aankhen mal

wo kaamil diwan aa hi gaya
duniya bhar ko dahla hi gaya

han man liya par bahr ka kya badle badli har bahr badalne wali hai
jis rau mein samundar lakh bhare wo rau phir chalne wali hai

jab hum ne padha kab chawwan mein kai nae to un ko pahchane
kuchh sikka-band taraqqi-pasand is jurat par bhi bura mane

aur hum se ho gae begane
yun bhi koi hum ko kya jaane

aur jab ye chhapa atthawan mein to 'faiz' bahut hi aage the
jelen afsane majmuye

kuchh aisa roab hua qaem sab un ke jilau mein bhage the
hum jaise bhi un ke malbusat mein kachche-pakke dhage the

phir waqt ka palda sirf siyasat aur tashhir mein jhul gaya
do chaar purane jame rahe par 'mira-ji' ko ek zamana bhul gaya

kam ahl-e-sukhan kam ahl-e-nazar ko yaad raha
koi 'mira-ji' bhi shaer tha

wo pakistan nahin aae
kaise aate

koi ishq ke zor pe bulwata to aa jate
bambai mein nange bhuke aur bimar rahe

wan akhtar-ul-iman hi un ke dost murabbi khadim bistar-e-marg aur qabr talak gham-khwar rahe
yan un ke sahib-e-quwwat chahne wale bhi do waqt ki rotiyan dene ko bulwa na sake

ye apne apne zamir pe hai kya kahwae aur ab bhi kya kahwa na sake
aasan-tarin bayan ye hoga bulwaya par aa na sake

aur ab un ka diwan chhapa
dobara wahi darbar saja

kya gahra chauda dariya hai
kin kin samton mein bahta hai

jag bhar se khazane leta hai
jag bhar ko ko khazane deta hai

kya is mein safine bahne lage
sab un ko qaside kahne lage

ab 'faiz' bhi hain aur 'rashid' bhi
wo bahut bade par 'mira-ji'

han 'mira-ji' wo chamakte hain
kya kya hire kya kya moti kis shan ke sath damakte hain

ai yar-e-ghayab 'majid-amjad'
khamosh shikar-e-rashk-o-hasad

be-tashhiri ke said-e-zabun
kab jhang mein aa kar tujh se kahun

le wo sach wapas aaya hai
jo jis ka haq ho ek na ek din us ne pura paya hai