ek mis simin badan se kar liya london mein aqd
is khata par sun raha hun tana-ha-e-dil-kharash

koi kahta hai ki bas us ne bigadi nasl-e-qaum
koi kahta hai ki ye hai bad-khisal-o-bad-maash

dil mein kuchh insaf karta hi nahin koi buzurg
ho ke ab majbur khud is raaz ko karta hun fash

hoti thi takid london jao angrezi padho
qaum-e-english se milo sikho wahi waza-e-tarash

jagmagate hotalon ka ja ke nazzara karo
soup o karri ke maze lo chhod kar yakhni o aash

lidaron se mil ke dekho un ke andaz-o-tariq
hall mein nacho clab mein jake khelo un se tash

baada-e-tahzib-e-europe ke chadhao khum ke khum
asia ke shisha-e-taqwa ko kar do pash pash

jab amal is par kiya pariyon ka saya ho gaya
jis se tha dil ki hararat ko sarasar inteash

samne thin leadiyan zehara-wash o jadu-nazar
yan jawani ki umang aur un ko aashiq ki talash

us ki chitwan sehar-agin us ki baaten dil-ruba
chaal us ki fitna-khez us ki nigahen barq-pash

wo farogh-e-atish-e-rukh jis ke aage aaftab
is tarah jaise ki pesh-e-shama parwane ki lash

jab ye surat thi to mumkin tha ki ek barq-e-bala
dast-e-simin ko badhati aur main kahta dur-bash?

donon jaanib tha ragon mein josh-e-khun-e-fitna-za
dil hi tha aakhir nahin thi barf ki ye koi qash

bar bar aata hai 'akbar' mere dil mein ye khayal
hazrat-e-sayyad se jakar arz karta koi kash

'darmiyan-e-qar-e-dariya takhta-bandam-karda-i
baz-mi-goi ki daman-tar makun-hushyar-bash