har khwab yaad rakhne ka paida sabab karen
jo aaj tak na kar sake wo kaam ab karen

hone laga yahan pe balaon ka phir nuzul
ab kuchh na kar sakenge chalo zikr-e-rab karen

jugnu-misal khud ko jalaenge raat bhar
mamur is tariqe se wo tira-shab karen

hum ne to us ka sath nibhaya hai der tak
ab us se dur jaane ka kar-e-ajab karen

sab jit par manate hain aksar yahan pe jashn
hum kyon bapa na haar pe jashn-e-tarab karen

aasuda jism-o-jaan hon kabhi shahr-e-sang mein
wa is ummid par na yahan chashm-o-lab karen

lahron ke sath aane lagi ret pai-ba-pai
kab tak daraaz hum yunhi dast-e-talab karen

dhundla gaya hai izz-o-sharaf ka har ek naqsh
ab kis umid par yahan fikr-e-nasab karen