burai ko burai fan ko fan kahna hi padta hai
jo haq hai wo sar-e-dar-o-rasan kahna hi padta hai

kabhi puchhi na ahl-e-anjuman ki baat bhi tum ne
tumhein is par bhi ruh-e-anjuman kahna hi padta hai

nazar aati hai apni parsai shaikh ko isyan
teri angdai ko tauba-shikan kahna hi padta hai

shikar-e-sard-mehri-e-watan hun ye to bar-haq hai
magar apne watan ko to watan kahna hi padta hai

jinhen apna kabhi kahte the hum un ko hi begana
ba-faiz-e-gardish-e-charkh-e-kuhan kahna hi padta hai

surur-e-baada-e-hasti ko is daur-e-tabahi mein
shahid-e-talkhi-e-kaam-o-dahan kahna hi padta hai

bala se rahbaran-e-asr mujh ko be-adab samjhen
mujhe har rahzan ko rahzan kahna hi padta hai

kahin soz-e-gham-e-pinhan se zanjiren pighalti hain
use diwanon ka diwana-pan kahna hi padta hai

khizan ka lal ho ya fasl-e-gul ki god ka pala
chaman ko to bahar-surat chaman kahna hi padta hai

ujale zulmaton ki lash par takhliq hote hain
sahar ko shab ki mayyat ka kafan kahna hi padta hai

jahan takhliq par pabandiyan hon fikr par pahre
use dar-o-rasan ki anjuman kahna hi padta hai

khafa hain hosh-mandan-e-jahan par josh-e-wahshat mein
jo aa jata hai lab par ai 'hasan' kahna hi padta hai