jaez hai har ek harba is waqt siyasat mein
patthar ka bayan le lo shishe ki adalat mein

lafzon se juda ho kar ek lafz hua tanha
farsuda khayalon ki maqbuza-riyasat mein

nikla tha julus apne tarik muqaddar ka
mazul tamaddun ki mafluj qayaadat mein

ifrit adawat ka har waqt daraata tha
hum log muqayyad the wahshat ki imarat mein

chehre pe ayan us ke manzar tha palasi ka
nikla tha wo azmat ke lashkar ki himayat mein

pal-bhar mein jalaya tha isyan ke pahadon ko
ye soz-e-nihan kaisa tha ashk-e-nadamat mein

ye daur-e-khirad 'jami' jazbon se hua aari
har jism pighalta hai sae ki rifaqat mein