is daur-e-afiyat mein ye kya ho gaya hamein
patta samajh ke le udi wahshi hawa hamein

patthar bane hain ijz bayanon ke samne
takhliq-e-fan ka khub mila hai sila hamein

hum ko tulu-e-subh-e-bahaaran ki thi talash
is jurm ki saza hai ye zanjir-e-pa hamein

ye daur-e-tez-gam bhi hai un se be-khabar
wo manzilen jo de gain apna pata hamein

rah-e-talab simat ke qadam chumne lagi
jab bhi koi harif-e-safar mil gaya hamein

zulmat ka daur kuchh bhi sahi satr-posh tha
kab raushni ne jeb-o-gareban diya hamein

pas-manzar-e-bahaar se hum be-khabar na the
ras aa saki na khanda-e-gul ki sada hamein

hum ko to nazr-e-sail hue umr ho gai
kashti mein dhundhta hai magar nakhuda hamein