bhul mat ki gunjegi ek din sada-e-hu
kaghazi ye duniya hai aarzi hain rang-o-bu

kya bataen hum tum ko madari zaban kya hai
harf-harf mein rangat lafz-lafz mein khushbu

rahrawan-e-rah-e-haq baith jaen kone mein
sazishi dimaghon ki dhum-dham hai har-su

asr-e-nau ke paikar mein khud ko dhaalna hoga
waqt ke taqazon ko thik se samajh le tu

rab hi ab muhafiz hai teri kaj-kulahi ka
rah mein hazaron hain ek do nahin bad-khu

bas zara si himmat hi tishnagi bujha degi
rok mat qadam apne samne hai aab-e-ju

jab talak 'shafaq' tere hain zamin pe shaidai
pesh-goi hai meri mar nahin sakega tu