badli hui hai charkh ki raftar aaj-kal
ho band rast-goi ka bazar aaj-kal

ilm-o-hunar hai mulk ko darkar aaj-kal
hum khud bhale-bure ke hain mukhtar aaj-kal

hai aur hi tariqa-e-bazar aaj-kal
jins-e-nafis ke hain kharidar aaj-kal

ghaflat ka daur mulk se shayad guzar gaya
makhluq hoti jati hai bedar aaj-kal

gul-guna-e-taraqqi-e-tahzib-o-alam se
shukr-e-khuda ki surkh hain rukhsar aaj-kal

kyun jaante hain sanat-o-hirfat ko bagh-e-khuld
ghairon ki hum nigah mein hain khar aaj-kal

raushan hai apni be-hunari aaftab se
hai subh ke qarib shab-e-tar aaj-kal

bigdi hui hai mai-kada-e-dahr ki hawa
ho jaen shaikh-ji bhi na mai-khwar aaj-kal

kya kaam in safed chudailon ka hind mein
kyun aisi shadiyon ki hai bhar-mar aaj-kal

har chiz ki girani ne viran kar diya
sarf-e-khizan hai hind ka gulzar aaj-kal

is bagh mein hai baad-e-khizan o baad-e-qaht
har gul ke dil mein hai khalish-e-khar aaj-kal

bhule hain apne farz ko ye khwajgan-e-hind
haq dene mein bhi karte hain inkar aaj-kal

shukr-e-khuda ki zulm se mazur hai falak
bartaniya hai khalq ki gham-khwar aaj-kal

yarab hamare dil ko tu apni panah de
dildar ho gae hain dil-azar aaj-kal

makhsus ho chuki hain iradi ghulamiyan
hai ek anar saikdon bimar aaj-kal

ek ek kar ke jitne hunar the wo chhin gae
hum zindagi se kyun na hon bezar aaj-kal

ek jurm aur fard-e-jaraem mein badh gaya
yani na dard-e-dil ka ho izhaar aaj-kal

jine ki fikr kijiye aur pet ka khayal
mauquf kije ishq ka aazar aaj-kal

pabandiyan bhi chahiyen insan ko zarur
aazadiyon ki kyun hai ye bhar-mar aaj-kal

milta nahin kahin dahan-e-yar hai anaj
faqon se jism hai kamar-e-yar aaj-kal

hai tang-dastiyon ke sabab zoaf is qadar
sab ki hain aankhen nargis-e-bimar aaj-kal

lakhon muhaal aqli o aadi sahi magar
kasb-e-maash sab se hai dushwar aaj-kal

kya kije tar niwalon ka mausam nahin raha
chipke hue hain yar ke rukhsar aaj-kal

faqon se hai ye haal agar tol kar bithaen
aadhe ticket mein jae tan-e-zar aaj-kal

gul kar diya charagh-e-maishat tu ai hawa
meada ke bhi na ghis gae kyun khar aaj-kal

chaaron taraf buland hai fariyaad hae hae
matam-kada hai qahqah-e-diwar aaj-kal

daulat jab aaegi ki wahi chiz hum banaen
jo chiz chahte hon kharidar aaj-kal

behtar hai kar-khanon se ho mulk ka bhala
ugalen gade khazanon ko zardar aaj-kal

sanat ka nam ganj hai hirfat ka nam zar
ilm-e-shikam hai mulk ko darkar aaj-kal

'parwin' ki ye dua hai rahe amn mulk mein
rabb-e-ghafur tu hi hai gham-khwar aaj-kal