kam-zarf bhī hai pī ke bahaktā bhī bahut hai

bhartā bhī nahīñ aur chhalaktā bhī bahut hai

allāh kī marzī kā to saḳhtī se hai pāband

hākim kī razā ho to lachaktā bhī bahut hai

kotāh-qadī kahtī hai khaTTe haiñ ye añgūr

lekin gah-o-be-gāh lapaktā bhī bahut hai

parvā hai na kuchh taal kī ne sur kī ḳhabar hai

par saaz pe duniyā ke maTaktā bhī bahut hai

shorīdgī baḌhtī hai dar-e-lailī-e-zar par

dīvār pe ye sar ko paTaktā bhī bahut hai

mahfil meñ to suniye havas-e-jāh pe taqrīr

pahlū meñ yahī ḳhaar khaTaktā bhī bahut hai

'bāqar' jo bhaTaktā hai ma.ānī ke safar meñ

ho sūrat-e-zebā to aTaktā bhī bahut hai