ek tajassus dil mein hai ye kya hua kaise hua
jo kabhi apna na tha wo ghair ka kaise hua

main ki jis ki main ne to dekha na tha socha na tha
sochta hun wo sanam mera khuda kaise hua

hai guman diwar-e-zindan ka fasil-e-shahr par
wo jo ek shola tha har dil mein fana kaise hua

rang-e-khun roz-e-azal se hai nishan-e-inqilab
zist ka unwan magar rang-e-hina kaise hua

ghaznawi to but-shikan thahra magar 'khatir' ye kya
tere maslak mein use sajda rawa kaise hua