baithe hain gulsitan mein himmat ko haar ke
un se sulajh sakenge na gesu bahaar ke

waraftagi-e-shauq ka aalam to dekhiye
baitha hua hun bazm-e-tamanna sanwar ke

rag rag mein maujzan hai meri kaif-e-iztirab
o yaad aane wale shab-e-intizar ke

nairangi-e-junun ke karishme to dekhiye
saman ho rahe hain qafas mein bahaar ke

aaghosh-e-inqalab mein palti rahi hayat
ehsan hain ye gardish-e-lail-o-nahaar ke

ahl-e-chaman chaman ki fazaon se hoshiyar
pahre jagah jagah pe hain barq-o-sharar ke

tanzim-e-hadsat ka naqsha badal diya
nazm-e-jahan ki zulf-e-pareshan sanwar ke

ghaflat-shiar-e-waqt na bedar ho sake
khamosh ho gaya hai zamana pukar ke

badhta hai gham ki samt masarrat se ai 'kamal'
allah re hausle dil-e-ummid-war ke