aks-e-gul hun ki naqsh-e-hairat hun
aaine main teri zarurat hun

gunjta hun dilon ke gumbad mein
ek aawaza-e-mohabbat hun

na-rasai mera muqaddar hai
zer-e-lab ek bayan-e-hasrat hun

dil-e-asuda hai watan mera
main tamanna-e-dasht-e-ghurbat hun

main hun ek paikar-e-khayal-o-khwab
aur kitni badi haqiqat hun

garche main harf-e-khak hun 'khurshid'
phir bhi zeb--ekitab-e-fitrat hun