ai subh-e-umid der kya hai
ab kitne diyon ka fasla hai

ab kitni hai der raushni mein
ab kitni shabon ka marhala hai

hum hijr ki raat ke musafir
is dasht se hum ko kya mila hai

wo khwab to jal-bujhe hain sare
wo khema to rakh ho chala hai

ab kaise charagh kya charaghan
jab sara wajud jal raha hai

bahar bhi wahi faza hai sari
indar bhi mere wahi khala hai

ek dil hai aur itni qatl-gahen
jo rah chalo wo karbala hai

wo daur hai ye ki sunne wala
har lafz ko chhu ke dekhta hai

itne jo azab utar rahe hain
is shahr ko kis ki bad-dua hai