hairat hai ki jo zulm se taqdir banaen
kuchh log unhen sahab-e-tauqir banaen

ek khwab mein rakhen koi guzra hua lamha
ek khwab se aainda ki tabir banaen

patthar pe karen naqsh tere hijr ka qissa
pani pe tere wasl ki taswir banaen

shayad kisi zindan se nikle nahin ab tak
ye log jo kaghaz pe bhi zanjir banaen

ek bar agar bab-e-sukhan hum pe bhi khul jae
us shakhs ko bhi mo'taqid-e-'mir' banaen