dil jalane se kahan dur andhera hoga
raat ye wo hai ki mushkil se sawera hoga

kyun na ab waz-e-junun tark karen laut chalen
us se aage jo hai jangal wo ghanera hoga

ye zaruri to nahin itna bhi khush-fahm na ban
wo zamana jo na mera hai na tera hoga

itna bhi sang-e-malamat se dara mat naseh
sar salamat hai to is shahr ka phera hoga

khidmat-e-raj-mahal par unhen dekha mamur
jo ye kahte the ki sardar basera hoga

rah-e-pur-pech ko sahl itna batane wala
rahbar ho nahin sakta hai lutera hoga

wo bhi insan hai ai dil use ilzam na de
jaane us ko bhi kin aafat ne ghera hoga