aag ko phul kahe jaen khirad-mand apne
aur aankhon pe rakhen did ke dar band apne

lakh chaha ki gham-o-fikr-e-jahan se chhuten
jama-e-dil pe ye sajte rahe paiwand apne

shahr mein dhum machati rahi kya taza hawa
hum ne dar wa na kiya hum hain gila-mand apne

sath-e-qirtas pe utre na teri gul-badani
kitne aajiz hue jate hain hunar-mand apne

marhala tai na hua ahl-e-tazabzub se koi
jurm-e-tashkik se baithe rahe paband apne

aisa kuchh gardish-e-dauran ne rakha hai masruf
majare ho na sake hum se qalam-band apne

hum to mar jate gham-e-hijr ke hathon 'shahid'
dasht aafaq mein hote na agar chand apne