zarra harif-e-mehr darakhshan hai aaj kal
qatre ke dil mein shorish-e-tufan hai aaj kal

sad-jalwa be-hijab khiraman hai aaj kal
sahma hua sa gumbad gardan hai aaj kal

aansu mein aks-e-naqsha-e-dauran hai aaj kal
simta hua sa aalam-e-imkan hai aaj kal

barham mizaj-e-fitarat-e-insan hai aaj kal
kis makhmase mein ghairat-e-yazdan hai aaj kal

qismat ki tirgi ki kahani na puchhiye
subh-e-watan bhi sham-e-ghariban hai aaj kal

shiraaza-e-ummid shikasta hai in dinon
jamiyat-e-khayal pareshan hai aaj kal

hai ek nigah-e-mehr ki 'wasif' ko aarzu
'wasif' ka dil shikasta o viran hai aaj kal