aabla-pai gawara khastagi manzur hai
puchhna ye hai ki manzil aur kitni dur hai

ho wo insan ki khudai ya mashinon ka nizam
zad pe istehsal ki mazdur tha mazdur hai

mohtasib mahkum hon hakim ho zer-e-ehtisab
banda-parwar bas yahi islam ka dastur hai

dekhna aaya to naslon tak andhera chha gaya
maslahat kahti rahi sab raushni hai nur hai

sarhadon par dushmanon ki fauj ghar mein apni fauj
sare gulshan ki faza barud se mamur hai

barchhiyon ki nok par ailan-e-haq shewa mera
fikr ke kheme jalana aap ka manshur hai

shahr ke sare ujale justuju-e-nur mein
raushni ki har haqiqat aankh se mastur hai

zat se ghafil hua taskhir-e-mehr-o-mah mein
aadmi apni ana mein kis qadar mahsur hai

jurm-e-haq-goi ka hai iqrar us ko barmala
manzil-e-dar-o-rasan ka mustahiq 'ashur' hai