khushi ki aarzu ko pa ke mahrum-e-khushi main ne
khushi ki aarzu dil mein kabhi palne na di main ne

watan ki sar-zamin jis par luta di zindagi main ne
wahin apne liye pai mohabbat ki kami main ne

jo meri jaan ke dushman the un par jaan di main ne
sikhai yun bhi apne dushmanon ko dosti main ne

siyasat se fasadon ka bana maskan watan mera
jahan sadiyon diya paigham-e-sulh-o-ashti main ne

gul-afshan jo zamin thi wo zamin ab aag ugalti hai
ajab tabir dekhi hurriyat ke khwab ki main ne

sahar kaisi sahar ka zikr bhi ek jurm thahra hai
andheri raat ka dekha hai ye andher bhi main ne

wahan mujh ko mohazzab bhi na mana jae hairat se
jahan tahzib ki buniyaad rakkhi thi kabhi main ne

ye taufiq apni apni apna apna zarf hai pyare
musalsal tu ne ki bedad paiham dad di main ne

shikasta-pai se main apni pichhe rah gaya be-shak
magar tezi-e-raftar-e-jahan to jaan li main ne

ye ab tujh par hai to qadmon mein rahne de ki thukra de
tere qadmon mein rakh di apne dil ki har khushi main ne

yaqinan wajh-e-bakhshish naz-e-umr-e-bandagi hota
kiya hota agar shayan-e-dar ek sajda bhi main ne

yahi kuchh kam nahin kam aagahi ke is zamane mein
jahan-e-sher ko bakhsha 'waqar'-e-agahi main ne