dard-e-dil aaj bhi hai josh-e-wafa aaj bhi hai
zakhm khane ka mohabbat mein maza aaj bhi hai

garmi-e-ishq nigahon mein nahin hai na sahi
muskuraati hui aankhon mein haya aaj bhi hai

husn paband-e-qafas ishq asir-e-alam
zindagi jurm-e-mohabbat ki saza aaj bhi hai

hasraten zist ka sarmaya bani jati hain
sina-e-ishq pe wo mashq-e-jafa aaj bhi hai

daman-e-sabr ke har tar se uthta hai dhuan
aur har zakhm pe hangama utha aaj bhi hai

apne aalam-o-masaib ka wahi darman hai
dard ka had se guzarna hi dawa aaj bhi hai

'mir' o 'ghaalib' ke zamane se nae daur talak
shaer-e-hind giraftar-e-bala aaj bhi hai