ek qissa-e-tawil hai afsana dasht ka
aakhir kahin to khatm ho virana dasht ka

mujh ko bhi gharq bahr-e-tamasha mein kar diya
ab had se badhta jata hai diwana dasht ka

tawiz-e-ab ke siwa chaara nahin koi
aaseb-e-tishnagi se hai yarana dasht ka

tu ne shikast khai mahaz-e-qayam par
ab sikka-e-safar mein de harjaana dasht ka

hota nahin jo khali kabhi jam-e-aftab
din bhar hi garm rahta hai mai-khana dasht ka

ab zulmaton ka khauf nahin khak-e-shahr ki
raushan hai sham-e-reg se kashana dasht ka

aadab-e-munsifi se main waqif nahin 'hasan'
shahr-e-khata mein karta hun jurmana dasht ka