ye kaise numu ke silsile hain
shakhon pe gulab jal-bujhe hain

phaili hai sitam ki aag harsu
har samt alaw jal rahe hain

har aankh sawal kar rahi hai
har dil mein hazar waswase hain

barsi hain balaen aasman se
dharti pe azab ug rahe hain

mahfuz nahin panah-gahen
kya aql-e-rasa ke moajize hain

bazar lahu ki wahshaton ke
tahzib ke nam par saje hain

ghairon pe hai inhisar apna
sochen bhi udhaar mangte hain

suraj bhi hai dastaras mein lekin
hum raushni ko taras gae hain

kya jaaniye ahd-e-nau kab aae
ab tak to purane silsile hain