aas jis ki jawan hoti hai
us ki unchi udan hoti hai

jo qalam aabid-e-adab thahra
us ki hi aan-ban hoti hai

tir lagta hai dil ke thik upar
jab nazar mein kaman hoti hai

rang taqdir ka badal jae
jab wafa mehrban hoti hai

yaad aati hai jis ghadi us ki
wo ghadi imtihan hoti hai

bin kahe bin sune ye dil samjhe
baat jo darmiyan hoti hai

bad-nasibi sukun se soe
jab sawere azan hoti hai

hai buland us ka parcham-e-qismat
jis pe tu mehrban hoti hai

wo hi chhute hain aasman 'panchhi'
jin paron mein bhi jaan hoti hai