bayaz-e-kohna mein jiddat bhari tahrir rakhni hai
purani niyam mein yani nai shamshir rakhni hai

fasil-e-fikr se girta hua misra uthana hai
sirhane ab mujhe har dam kitab-e-'mir' rakhni hai

mujhe ta-umr ranj-e-qaid ko mahsus karna hai
mujhe ta-umr apne pas ye zanjir rakhni hai

sajao khwab koi raat ki be-rang aankhon mein
agar baqi dilon mein khwahish-e-tabir rakhni hai

khudi se be-khudi ki jang hai goya mujhe is pal
muqabil apne hi apni koi taswir rakhni hai

hamein apne lahu se dasht ek gulzar karna hai
hamein ta-hashr zinda azmat-e-takbir rakhni hai

use duniya ke har gham se mukammal pak to kar lo
agar is dil mein buniyaad-e-gham-e-shabbir rakhni hai