aaine kitne yahan tut chuke hain ab tak
aafrin un pe jo sach bol rahe hain ab tak

tut jaenge magar jhuk nahin sakte hum bhi
apne namon ki hifazat mein tane hain ab tak

rahnuma un ka wahan hai hi nahin muddat se
qafile wale kise dhund rahe hain ab tak

apne is dil ko tasalli nahin hoti warna
hum haqiqat to teri jaan chuke hain ab tak

fath kar sakta nahin jin ko junun mazhab ka
kuchh wo tahzib ke mahfuz qile hain ab tak

un ki aankhon ko kahan khwab mayassar hote
nind bhar bhi jo kabhi so na sake hain ab tak

dekh lena kabhi manzar wo ghane jangal ka
jab sulag utthenge jo thunth dabe hain ab tak

roz nafrat ki hawaon mein sulag uthti hai
ek chingari se ghar kitne jale hain ab tak

un ujalon ka naya nam batao kya ho
jin ujalon mein andhere hi pale hain ab tak

pur-sukun aap ka chehra ye chamakti aankhen
aap bhi shahr mein lagta hai nae hain ab tak

khushk aankhon ko rawani hi nahin mil pai
yun to hum ne bhi kai sher kahe hain ab tak

dur apni hai abhi pyas bujhana mushkil
aur 'dwij' aap to do kos chale hain ab tak