kuchh khak-e-rahguzar the kuchh dagh-dar the
mere chaman ke phul shahid-e-bahaar the

manzil kadi thi pesh-e-nazar aur ham-safar
khush the ki zer-e-saya-e-diwar-e-yar the

ima hi tha ye chashm-e-dil-awez-e-yar ka
hum ramz-khwan-e-gardish-e-lail-o-nahaar the

darte na the daraazi-e-sham-e-firaq se
hum raaz-dar-e-silsila-e-zulf-e-yar the

hum jaante the khun-e-shahidan ka majra
hum nukta-dan-e-ghaza-e-ru-e-nigar the

phulon se ham-kalam the kanton ke ham-zaban
dekho hamein ki mahram-e-fasl-e-bahaar the

ye turfa majra hai ki udti thi dil mein khak
phir bhi yahan nishan-e-kaf-e-pa-e-yar the

karta hai ikhtiyar gham-e-yar bhi ye rup
hum shad the ki rehn-e-gham-e-rozgar the

imsal mauj-e-gul hi na thi zinat-e-chaman
sailab-e-khun bhi ghaza-e-ru-e-bahaar the

aaya koi chaman mein sunahri qafas liye
kuchh naghma-gar tuyur sar-e-shakh-sar the

hum wahshiyon ne sehn-e-gulistan se ai khizan
tinke bhi chun liye ki sharik-e-bahaar the

'abid' zalil-o-khwar thi rasm-e-nawa-gari
naghme hamein bhi nok-e-zaban be-shumar the