gulshan-e-ilm ki nikhat hun gul-e-tar main hun
qadr-dan jis ke sabhi hain wo sukhnawar main hun

inqilabaat hun tahrik hun mahshar main hun
jis mein aafaq sama jaen wo chadar main hun

sirf ek shoala mizaji hai meri shan-e-wajud
qatra-e-abr hun dariya hun samundar main hun

roz-e-awwal se hua hai mujhe wahdat ka shuur
jo parastar-e-haqiqat hai wo shankar main hun

apni fitrat se dahakti hui dhupen pi kar
sard pani jo ugal deta hai kankar main hun

mujh se aiwan-e-imarat ki chuni har diwar
ret ki shakl mein raunda hua patthar main hun

josh-e-dariya meri khamosh rawani ko samajh
rah gaya tha jo kisi dhaare se kat kar main hun

apni takhliq pe hai naz baja hai 'mahir'
chashm-e-tanqid-e-nigaran mein hun bartar main hun