ruh-e-insan ki jawan tishna-labi ki khatir
zang-alud tamannaon ki zanjir liye

phir sahar raat ke zindan se nikal aai hai
subh lai hai ujalon ka chhalakta hua jam

raat ki aankhon se tapka hai sitaron ka lahu
tira-o-tar faza dub gai hai khud mein

dur suraj ki sulagti hui aahon se pare
meri har fikr ki har soch ki rahon se pare

dil ki aankhon se pare meri nigahon se pare
phir wahi fikr-e-safar fikr-e-talab fikr-e-zawal

phir wahi tez masail wahi khunkhar sawal
phir siyah-posh tasawwur ka siyah-posh kamal

phir uthae hain tamannaon ne khwabon ke kafan
phir wahi pet ke manus taqazon ki chubhan

phir lahu roti hai iflas ki madquq dulhan
ruh-e-insan ki jawan tishna-labi ki khatir

zang-alud tamannaon ki zanjir liye
phir sahar raat ke zindan se nikal aai hai