rang sare apne andar raftagan ke hain
hum ki barg-e-raegan nakhl-e-ziyan ke hain

shisha-e-umr-e-rawan se khauf aata hai
aks is mein saat-e-kam-mehrban ke hain

hum ko kya la-hasili hi ishq mein gar hai
hum to khugar yun bhi kar-e-raegan ke hain

tere kuche ki hawa puchhe hai ab hum se
nam kya hai kya nasab hai hum kahan ke hain

hum ko kya arz o sama ke sab khazanon se
hum to aashiq ek ism-e-jawedan ke hain

mere partaw ne tilism-e-tirgi toda
aur ab raushan manazir khak-dan ke hain

hum ko kya mauj-e-fana se khauf aaega
muntazir hum khud zawal-e-rang-e-jaan ke hain

imtihan ye sakhtiyan ye gardishen 'aslam'
sab ishaare ek chashm-e-mehrban ke hain