hijr ki raaten kaise katen puchho hijr ke maron se
palkon palkon ashk sajae baaten kin diwaron se

jiwan nayya jujh rahi hai zulm ke bahte dhaaron se
hum ne kya kya dard samete rozana akhbaron se

aangan aangan phul khilenge pyar ki khushbu mahkegi
amn ka parcham hathon mein len kaam na len talwaron se

nazm-e-zamana darham-o-barham ab to aisa lagta hai
rahzanon ka khauf hai kam-kam dar hai pahre-daron se

jahd-o-amal ka daman thamen azm ka parcham lahraen
kashti par nahin lagti hai baaton ki patwaron se

yaro jism ki khush-poshi se tazin-o-tauqir nahin
dil ko bhi to raushan kije pakiza afkaron se

mere watan ki mitti mein bhi yaro kitni khubi hai
sondhi sondhi khushbu mahke barish ki bauchhaaron se