dhup ke zard jaziron mein numu zinda hai
rang-e-ashob fazaon mein lahu zinda hai

khwab dar khwab bas ek chikhte sahra ka sukut
aur aankhon mein wahi did ki khu zinda hai

shakh-e-mizhgan pe mahakne lage zakhmon ke gulab
pichhle mausam ki mulaqat ki bu zinda hai

mere saqi tere jaan-bakhsh labon ka hai ye faiz
dast-e-mai-kash mein abhi tak jo subu zinda hai

shal hua jata hai kyun hath mere qatil ka
zad pe khanjar ke abhi khushk gulu zinda hai

kapkapi fart-e-nadamat se hai maujon mein abhi
tishna-lab kaun sar-e-sahil-e-ju zinda hai

kitni jaan-soz hai is shahr-e-munafiq ki hawa
is pe 'shahid' mujhe hairat hai ki tu zinda hai