fikr-e-tajdid-e-riwayat-e-kuhan aaj bhi hai
haq-bayani ka sila dar-o-rasan aaj bhi hai

pasbanan-e-chaman ki rawish-e-korana
wajh-e-ruswai-e-ain-e-chaman aaj bhi hai

mai-e-pindar ke do ghunt ki bardasht kise
tha jo pahle wo bahakne ka chalan aaj bhi hai

rahnuma hain ki sar-e-rah ade baithe hain
karwan hai ki saza-war-e-mehan aaj bhi hai

waqt ke nabz-shanason se kaho tez chalen
khud-farebon ki jabinon pe shikan aaj bhi hai

kar chuka hai jo har ek daur mein tiryaq ka kaam
mere saghar mein wahi zahr-e-sukhan aaj bhi hai

wahi 'mahshar' jo nigahon mein khatakta hi raha
apni bebak-bayani pe magan aaj bhi hai