gul ne jab ikhtiyar ki aawaz
aur mahki bahaar ki aawaz

kab sunengi hamare rishton ki
sukhi shakhen bahaar ki aawaz

aane wala hai kaun sa mausam
gul se aati hai khar ki aawaz

pattharon par asar nahin karti
jhil dariya chinar ki aawaz

jaane kis samt kis samundar mein
so gai aabshaar ki aawaz

kar gai hai samaaten majruh
tutte e'tibar ki aawaz

kal inhin baam-o-dar se aaegi
mere naqsh-o-nigar ki aawaz

ab to aane lagi hai aankhon se
nind ke intizar ki aawaz

tu muqarrir hai kis zamane ka
tujh se aati hai dar ki aawaz

khanjaron ke badal gae lahje
ek gharib-ud-dayar ki aawaz

qafile ka pata batae kaun
chup hai sahra ghubar ki aawaz

tere har sher ka hai ai 'kazim'
harf-e-tanha hazar ki aawaz