chaar-su barud ki bu chaar-su khauf-o-hiras
band darwazon ke pichhe mard-o-zan sab bad-hawas

us ke wadon par na kar tamir aasha ka mahal
ret ke tile pe kyon rakhta hai is ghar ki asas

sab amir-e-shahr ke zulm-o-sitam se jaan-ba-lab
sab amir-e-shahr ke aage magar mahw-e-sipas

yun siyasi faislon ne umr bhar raunda hamein
is zamin-e-ilm-o-fan mein hum uge jaise ki ghas

apne hi aamal se likhte hain hum apna nasib
apne kandhon par utha rakkha hai khud apna cross

aao apnaen murawwat dosti uns-o-wafa
aao bhar len zindagi mein rang ras khushbu mithas

badh gaya us par le kar naw wo apni 'shabab'
main khada hi rah gaya tanha lab-e-sahil udas