ghalat batate ho tum salaf ki shujaaten sab
to aao dariya mein gharq kar den hikayaten sab

ye sochta hun main padh raha hun kitab kaisi
dhuan dhuan hain labon ko chhukar ibaraten sab

nizam-e-insaf-o-adl par ye na jaane kaisa zawal aaya
barahna ho kar sisak rahi hain sadaqaten sab

jo fan ko bakwas kahne wale sunain ghazlen
giro kahin ja ke tum bhi rakh do samaaten sab

chalo ki hum bhi murajat ke bahane dhunden
yaqin ko pamal kar chuki hain masafaten sab

bulandiyon ke safar ki mujh ko na dad dijiye
hain salb mere dimagh-o-bazu ki taqaten sab

jo lutf lena hai mashq-nawai ki intiha ka
ubhaaro khud mein mere qabile ki aadaten sab

ye kis ne un ko qalam ka apne hadaf banaya
waqar khone lagi hain 'aslam' alamaten sab