chhutta hai hath se daman agar tadbir ka
panw mein ehsas hota hai hamein zanjir ka

hausla iman-e-kaamil zor-e-bazu chahiye
mard ko zeba nahin deta gila taqdir ka

tajrabe har roz hote hon nae jis shahr mein
kya tajjub hai ki sar kat jae be-taqsir ka

khun jis ne bhi kiya ho log ye kahte rahe
naqsh tha dil par hamare aap ki shamshir ka

yun sunahre khwab ke pichhe magan hai har jawan
ho bahut aasan lana jaise ju-e-shir ka

khidmat-e-makhluq ho ya ho adab ka tazkira
main nahin qail raha hun khud-ba-khud tashhir ka

gham agar aae khushi ke baad to hairat nahin
ek rukh hota nahin 'shahid' kisi taswir ka