nahin mumkin mitana mujh ko misl-e-naqsh-e-pa yaro
khalaon mein rahunga gunjta ban kar sada yaro

na na’ra inqalab-e-nau ka na ghaibi nida yaro
faqat hun ek dil-e-sad-chaak se nikli sada yaro

nahin hai wasta kuchh bhi mujhe masnad-nashinon se
main hun bas be-nawaon ki nawa-e-gum-shuda yaro

nahin bhati mujhe hargiz riya-kari zamane ki
'ajab kya jo hun duniya ki nazar mein kaj-ada yaro

samajhta khub hun main farq jo juzw aur kul mein hai
kahun mansur ke manind kyon khud ko khuda yaro

faqat taqlid hi kyon tajrabe bhi kuchh kiye jaen
karen aao nae daur-e-sukhan ki ibtida yaro

mujhe kahna hai jo kuchh bhi mere ash'ar kahte hain
nahin kahne ko mere pas kuchh in ke siwa yaro

gunahon ki mere fehrist lambi hoti jati hai
hazaron bar tauba ki na chhuta mai-kada yaro

kiya hai tai sukhan ka ye safar main ne akele hi
na koi ham-safar mera na koi rahnuma yaro

mera fan kham hai taham tumhaare dil ko chhu lega
mere har she'r par tum bol uthoge marhaba yaro