darun-e-wadi-e-shab aks-e-aftab to ho

darun-e-wadi-e-shab 'aks-e-aftab to ho
ki injimad mein tahrik-e-inqalab to ho
hayat ki koi taujih tab hi thik lage
har ek jawaz ke pichhe koi kitab to ho


tere junun ko koi jiht bhi milegi zarur
jo tere azm ki mutthi mein koi khwab to ho
'ajab mizaj hai radd-o-qubul ka apna
koi nazar koi me’yar-e-intikhab to ho


sab apni zat ke mahbas mein band rahte hain
koi daricha koi rah koi bab to ho
samundaron se bhi tishna-labi ubharti hai
koi to wajh-e-tasalli sahi sarab to ho


sama'aton ne bahut shor sun liya 'sarshaar'
koi latif sa naghma koi rabab to ho