jis tarah aaj giraftar watan se nikle
na-muradana koi yun na chaman se nikle

tauq-o-zanjir pahan kar to ban aai na murad
shayad ab kaam wafa dar-o-rasan se nikle

hum ne dekhe hain bahut gardish-e-ayyam ke rang
barha kashmakash-e-charkh-e-kuhan se nikle

shadman ho ke sahi sakhti-e-zindan-e-firang
muskuraate hue hum qaid-o-mehan se nikle

be-khatar kud pade aag ke tufanon mein
khun mein tair ke sailab-e-zaman se nikle

jaan par khel gae aag ke tufanon mein
par na hum dab ke kahin charkh-e-kuhan se nikle