hakim-e-waqt ke iqbaal se kya kya na hua
dil ke zakhmon ka magar koi mudawa na hua

sar patakte hi phire rah ki tanhai mein
ahl-e-fan ke liye darwaza koi wa na hua

zulmat-e-shab mein koi rahbari kya karta
ek tara bhi sar-e-arsh hamara na hua

main wo ek abr ka tukda hun ki sab ke gham mein
mera saya bhi mere waste saya na hua

shahr ke gham mein palat aaya hun viranon se
shauq bhi apna ba-andaza-e-sahra na hua

apne ehsas-e-sitam hi ki qasam hai hum ko
hum ne darwaza hi toda hai agar wa na hua

dusron ke liye marna hi masihai hai
garche is ahd mein is tarah se jina na hua

do pahar zindagi dhupon mein jo tapti hi rahi
ek kanta hai ki jis ka koi saya na hua

rang-o-millat ka mujhe hosh kahan se 'anwar'
main to khushbu-e-mohabbat se hun diwana hua