dhalte hue suraj ki ziya dekh rahe hain
sadiyon se bhi anjam-e-wafa dekh rahe hain

badli hui gulshan ki hawa dekh rahe hain
phulon mein bhi kanton ki ada dekh rahe hain

rahon mein bhatak jate hain kis tarah musafir
manzil pe khade rah-numa dekh rahe hain

tarikh ke chehre se nae daur ke hathon
mitti hui tahrir-e-wafa dekh rahe hain

lagta hai ki basti mein koi baat hui hai
har shakhs ko masruf-e-dua dekh rahe hain

achchha hai baras jae agar dil ki zaban par
hum dosh pe zulfon ki ghata dekh rahe hain

galiyon mein madine ki abhi dekhne wale
sarkar ke naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa dekh rahe hain

ehsas ke tute hue aaine mein 'khusraw'
jalti hui hum apni chita dekh rahe hain