tuu vaz par apnii qaaim rah qudrat ki magar tahqiir na kar
— Akbar Allahabadi
Too vaz' par apnee qaa.im rah qudrat kee magar tahqeer na kar
De paa-e-nazar ko aazaadee khud-beenee ko zanjeer na kar
Go teraa 'amal mahdood rahe aur apnee hee had maqsood rahe
Rakh zehn ko saathee fitrat kaa band us pe dar-e-taaseer na kar
Baatin men ubhar kar zabt-e-fughaan le apnee nazar se kaar-e-zabaan
Dil josh men laa fariyaad na kar taaseer dikhaa taqreer na kar
Too khaak men mil aur aag men jal jab khisht bane tab kaam chale
In khaam dilon ke unsur par buniyaad na rakh taa'meer na kar