ahd-e-rafta ke ujalon ki sada hain hum bhi
qartaba teri tarah radd-e-fana hain hum bhi

baad-e-yakh-basta chali hai to chale khub chale
jalte tapte hue sahra ki sada hain hum bhi

umr-o-ayyar ki zambil mein rakkha kya hai
haq ki talwar hain hamza ki sada hain hum bhi

sehr kya chiz hai baatil ki haqiqat kiya hai
waqt ke hath mein musa ka asa hain hum bhi

kasa-e-shab mein ujala mah-e-nakhshab ka hai
aur chadhte hue suraj ki ziya hain hum bhi

ahd-e-nau apni zabanon pe saja le hum ko
apne aslaf ki pakiza dua hain hum bhi

'shams' kya khauf andheron se bhala ho hum ko
raat walon ke liye subh-numa hain hum bhi