dur hain wo aur kitni dur
phir bhi meri nazron ke huzur

ranj-o-musibat jaur-o-sitam
aap ki khatir sab manzur

dil par bite lab pe na aae
hae mohabbat ka dastur

hasrat-e-did az did buland
hur se behtar wada-e-hur

parda-e-rang-o-bu to uthao
hoga koi na koi zarur

daur-e-taraqqi kya hai 'shakil'
duniya ki aqlon ka futur