bujhe bujhe se hain shair ke zehn-o-dil ke diye
bhatak raha hai kahan jae raushni ke liye

rawish rawish pe darakhshan hai barq-e-khauf-o-hiras
jhulas rahe hain dar-o-baam jazba-o-ehsas

nazar udas hai viran hain sare nazzare
jabin-e-subh se phute lahu ke fawware

zamin pe lashon ke gulshan mein khun ki nami
ab ehtimam-e-bahaar-e-chaman mein kya hai kami

jamal-e-subh-e-watan aansoon mein mudgham hai
urus-e-fasl bahaaran ki aankh pur-nam hai

ba-faiz-e-jabr-o-sitam gham ne fath pai hai
wafa ke nam pe dil ne shikast khai hai

shiar-e-dida-wari se gulon ke shad nahin
chaman ke phul chaman hain ye un ko yaad nahin

sitam ko ahl-e-hawas bhi sitam samajhte hain
ye aur baat hai shoalon ko phul kahte hain

simatti raat ke sae sahar ki rah mein hain
hum aur chand ghadi zulm ki panah mein hain