huzur-e-dawar-e-mahshar qayamat-khez saman tha
hazaron hath the aur ek qatil ka gireban tha

jo hum donon ki qismat mein pareshani ka saman tha
mere dil se ziyaada yar ka gesu pareshan tha

bhala jannat mein zer-e-saya-e-tuba wo kya jate
shahidon ko teri diwar ke saye ka arman tha

khile the fasl-e-gul mein phul yun shakh-e-nasheman mein
gulistan mein nasheman tha nasheman mein gulistan tha

sar-e-baalin na aana tha na aae chaarasazi ko
hamare dard-e-dil ka to unhin ke pas darman tha

junun ka josh duna ho gaya fasl-e-bahaari mein
meri qismat pe kya kya khanda-zan chaak-e-gareban tha

nishan-e-zulm-e-zalim sirf mazlumon se milta tha
asiran-e-sitam ki zat se aabaad zindan tha

zamana jis pe shaida tha usi par hum bhi shaida the
usi par hum bhi qurban the zamana jis pe qurban tha

jab un se puchhta hun kaun tha iqrar tha jis se
wo kahte hain hamin hain han hamin se ahd-o-paiman tha

na shahan-e-salaf hain aur na un ki saltanat baqi
kahan mulk-e-sulaiman tha kahan qasr-e-sulaiman tha

ajab andaz se bikhri hui thi zulf aariz par
wo zalim kis pareshan-haal ke gham mein pareshan tha

dil-e-barbaad apna banda-e-ishq-e-butan thahra
musalman jis ko samjhe the wo kafir na-musalman tha

hamari lash par kis naz se kahte hain wo hans kar
nahin malum kya 'naushad' tere dil mein arman tha