rah gae sabha o zunnar ke jhagde baqi
dharm hindu mein nahin din musalman mein nahin

'mir' ke din-o-mazhab ko ab puchhte kya ho un ne to
qashqa khincha dair mein baitha kab ka tark islam kiya

why is it you seek to know, of miir's religion, sect, for he
sits in temples, painted brow, well on the road to heresy [...]

ulti ho gain sab tadbiren kuchh na dawa ne kaam kiya
dekha is bimari-e-dil ne aakhir kaam tamam kiya

stratagems all came apart, no cure could render remedy
it was this ailment of my heart, that finished me off finally [...]

mujh se kaha jibril-e-junun ne ye bhi wahi-e-ilahi hai
mazhab to bas mazhab-e-dil hai baqi sab gumrahi hai

shaikh apni rag ko kya karen reshe ko kya karen
mazhab ke jhagde chhoden to peshe ko kya karen

mazhabi bahs main ne ki hi nahin
faltu aql mujh mein thi hi nahin

from sectarian debate refrained
for i was not so scatter-brained [...]