ek sukut-e-bekaran shoala-bayani se alag
ek duniya hai mere shahr-e-maani se alag

mauj khud sakit khadi thi ya ki tha ye dam-e-ab
kya tha wo thahraw sa paiham rawani se alag

wo bayan aahang jis ka dil ko chhalni kar gaya
garm-guftari se hat kar be-zabani se alag

sari khushiyan jhut hain har muskurahat hai fareb
aao ek duniya basaen shadmani se alag

main bhi apni zat ke haibat-kade mein hun asir
wo bhi ruh-e-muztarib qaid-e-makani se alag

rabt-e-baham par na tha harf-e-tasalsul ka murad
yani har kirdar tha dil ki kahani se alag

aur kitna roiega yaad kar 'azad' ko
ek din hona hi tha is dar-e-fani se alag