mahr sadiyon se chamakta hi raha aflak par
raat hi tari rahi insan ke idrak par

aql ke maidan mein zulmat ka dera hi raha
dil mein tariki dimaghon mein andhera hi raha

ek na ek mazhab ki sai-e-kham bhi hoti rahi
ahl-e-dil par barish-e-ilham bhi hoti rahi

aasmanon se farishte bhi utarte hi rahe
nek bande bhi khuda ka kaam karte hi rahe

ibn-e-maryam bhi uthe musi-e-imran bhi uthe
ram o gautam bhi uthe firaun o haman bhi uthe

ahl-e-saif uthte rahe ahl-e-kitab aate rahe
in janab uthte aur aan-janab aate rahe

hukmaran dil par rahe sadiyon talak asnam bhi
abr-e-rahmat ban ke chhaya dahr par islam bhi

masjidon mein maulwi khutbe sunate hi rahe
mandiron mein barhaman ashlok gate hi rahe

aadmi minnat-kash-e-arbab-e-irfan hi raha
dard-e-insani magar mahrum-e-darman hi raha

ek na ek dar par jabin-e-shauq ghisti hi rahi
aadamiyyat zulm ki chakki mein pasti hi rahi

rahbari jari rahi paighambari jari rahi
din ke parde mein jang-e-zargari jari rahi

ahl-e-baatin ilm se sinon ko garmate rahe
jahl ke tarik sae hath phailate rahe

ye musalsal aafaten ye yorish ye qatl-e-am
aadmi kab tak rahe auham-e-baatil ka ghulam

zehan-e-insani ne ab auham ke zulmat mein
zindagi ki sakht tufani andheri raat mein

kuchh nahin to kam se kam khwab-e-sahar dekha to hai
jis taraf dekha na tha ab tak udhar dekha to hai