buzdil ya mazlum jahan mein kahlane se kya hoga
tuti hi shamshir nikalo dar jaane se kya hoga

kab tak ye taqdir ka rona aao kuchh tadbir karen
aankh mein aansu chaak-e-gareban darshane se kya hoga

bhuke ki tum bhuk mitao to phir koi baat bane
shish-mahal ke khwab sunahre dikhlane se kya hoga

dharti par sukh chain ki khatir man ke mail ko saf karo
ganga jal mein jism ko apne nahlane se kya hoga

ilm-o-hunar ko kaam mein lao mustaqbil ki fikr karo
haal mein mazi ki bhulon par pachhtane se kya hoga

mar ke thokar ruswai ko haq apna le lo 'maqsud'
bech ke ghairat jam-e-murawwat chhalkane se kya hoga