ana zada tha kahin par kahin par aan-zada
zamin ki zad se nikalne tak aasaman-zada

yahan pe dasht o samundar ki baat mat karna
hamare shahr ka har shakhs hai makan-zada

khayal-o-khwab ke mausam badalne wale hain
hujum wahm-o-tasawwur mein hai guman-zada

to baal-o-par ki numaish pe harf aa jata
hawa ka rukh na palatta agar udan zada

hamare baad hamein dhundne ke sab raste
hamari khak mein mil jaenge nishan-zada

bhanwar se dub ke ubhra to ye khula mujh par
samundari thin hawaen main baadban-zada

sab apna harf-e-maani bana rahe hain 'sharar'
ye lafz lafz to sadiyon se hain zaban-zada