halqa-e-fikr-o-sukhan ne mujhe izzat bakhshi
yani mehman khususi ki fazilat bakhshi

masnad-e-ali pe la kar jo bithaya mujh ko
qad-e-kotah ko is taur se rifat bakhshi

faeda ye bhi hua aaj ki is mahfil mein
ek duje se mulaqat ki surat bakhshi

qabil-e-izzat-o-takrim khwatin bhi hain
un ke hone ne meri ruh ko farhat bakhshi

pura diwan hi mausuf suna baithe hain
jin ko halqe ne yahan aaj nizamat bakhshi

tis battis se na the kam yahan shair imshab
sab ko sunne ki khuda ne mujhe himmat bakhshi

kuchh tarannum se sunane pe musir the ghazlen
tahat mein kuchh ne sunaen ye riayat bakhshi

didani shair-o-same' ki hai surat is dam
bhuk ne sare hi chehron ko naqahat bakhshi

sadr-e-mahfil ka hun mamnun ki is mahfil mein
baat apni bhi kahun mujh ko ijazat bakhshi

hum ne mana ka abhi aap ko bhi sunna hai
masnad-e-ali ko hazrat ne jo zinat bakhshi

aap tashrif yahan lae yahi kafi hai
kis qadar aap ne hum sab ko hai izzat bakhshi

khana khulne ka hi elan agar farma den
hum ye samjhenge ki taqrir-e-sadarat bakhshi