kar chuka qaid se jis waqt ki aazad mujhe
hath malta hi raha dekh ke sayyaad mujhe

umr bhar yun to kabhi li bhi na karwat pas-e-marg
haif rah-rah ke kiya karte hain ab yaad mujhe

hukm darban ko hai zinhaar na aane pae
ghair ke samne karte hain magar yaad mujhe

baghban gulshan-e-alam ka main wo bulbul hun
taer-e-sidra kaha karta hai ustad mujhe

ham-safiron ko mera haal khulega pas-e-marg
dekhna dil mein karenge wo bahut yaad mujhe

sahn-e-gulshan mein mere phul karenge gulchin
roega suna qafas dekh ke sayyaad mujhe

rah-e-ulfat mein mulaqat hui kis kis se
dasht mein qais mila koh mein farhad mujhe

ghaib se hote hain ilqa mere dil mein mazmun
dekh faizan sukhan ka hai khuda-dad mujhe

sabz bagh aata hai duniya ka nazar jab 'rana'
yaad aati hai bahut hasrat-e-shaddad mujhe