jaise hon lashen dafn purane khandar ki buniyaad tale
ehsas dabe hain kitne hi meri na-gufta rudad tale

wo zat to ek hi zat hai na har lamha jis ko dhundhta hai
momin nur-e-iman tale kafir sang-e-ilhad tale

imroz-o-farda karte rahe tum aur yahan ahl-e-hasrat
kitne hi kuchle jate rahe bar-e-yaum-e-miad tale

kal tak nara aazadi ka jin ke honton ki zinat tha
wo itminan se baithe hain ab khud dam-e-sayyaad tale

kar zulm bapa lekin tarikh ka ye sach apne zehn mein rakh
kitne hi zalim dafn hue mazlumon ki fariyaad tale

hum gharb-zada zahrili faza ki zad mein aa hi sakte nahin
hum karte hain tamir-e-tamaddun tahzib-e-ajdad tale

wo aql-garan hum ishq-garan donon mein taqabul kaisa 'nadim'
donon hi azal se rahte hain jab fehrist-e-azdad tale