jis ne kuchh ehsan kiya ek bojh sar par rakh diya
sar se tinka kya utara sar pe chhappar rakh diya

anyone who did a favour placed a burden on my head
removed a straw from over me, and placed a mountain instead [...]

is dasht pe ehsan na kar ai abr-e-rawan aur
jab aag ho nam-khurda to uthta hai dhuan aur

hum se ye bar-e-lutf uthaya na jaega
ehsan ye kijiye ki ye ehsan na kijiye

bahut pahle se un qadmon ki aahat jaan lete hain
tujhe ai zindagi hum dur se pahchan lete hain

meri nazren bhi aise qatilon ka jaan o iman hain
nigahen milte hi jo jaan aur iman lete hain [...]

ye hai ki jhukata hai mukhalif ki bhi gardan
sun lo ki koi shai nahin ehsan se behtar