khwabon ka guzar dida-e-bedar se hoga
khushbu ka safar har dar-o-diwar se hoga

phir kasa-e-sar kucha-e-qatil mein sajenge
ye khel to jari rasan-o-dar se hoga

har harf se phutegi kiran subh-e-junun ki
har bab raqam jurat-e-izhaar se hoga

pahchan sharafat ki zar-o-mal se hogi
mear-e-sukhan jubba-o-dastar se hoga

har subh ki nisbat kisi mazlum se hogi
aaghaz har ek shab ka sitamgar se hoga

'qaisar' tere lafzon ki kasak yaad rahegi
andesha-e-dauran tere ashaar se hoga