apne saa.e ko bhī asiir banā
bahte paanī pe ik lakīr banā
sirf ḳhairāt harf-o-saut kī de
shahr-e-fan kā mujhe amiir banā
shoḳh titlī hai gar hadaf pe tire
gul ke reshoñ se ek tiir banā
mujh ko kashkol ke baġhair hī de
ik gadāgar nahīñ faqīr banā
ret par raah DhūñD mat 'sābir'
aa falak par na.ī lakīr banā