manzur hai guzarish-e-ahwal-e-waqai
apna bayan husn-e-tabiat nahin mujhe

sau pusht se hai pesha-e-aba sipah-gari
kuchh sha'iri zariya-e-'izzat nahin mujhe

aazada-rau hun aur mera maslak hai sulh-e-kul
hargiz kabhi kisi se adawat nahin mujhe

kya kam hai ye sharaf ki 'zafar' ka ghulam hun
mana ki jah-o-mansab-o-sarwat nahin mujhe

ustad-e-shah se ho mujhe parkhash ka khayal
ye tab ye majal ye taqat nahin mujhe

jam-e-jahan-numa hai shahanshah ka zamir
saugand aur gawah ki hajat nahin mujhe

main kaun aur rekhta han is se muddaa
juz imbisat-e-khatir-e-hazrat nahin mujhe

sahra likha gaya zara imtisal-e-amr
dekha ki chaara ghair-e-itaat nahin mujhe

maqta' mein aa padi hai sukhan-gustarana baat
maqsud is se qat'-e-mohabbat nahin mujhe

ru-e-sukhan kisi ki taraf ho to ru-siyah
sauda nahin junun nahin wahshat nahin mujhe

qismat buri sahi pe tabi'at buri nahin
hai shukr ki jagah ki shikayat nahin mujhe

sadiq hun apne qaul mein 'ghaalib' khuda gawah
kahta hun sach ki jhut ki 'adat nahin mujhe