kya sar-e-tahrir hai aur kya pas-e-tahrir dekh
yani har ek takhrib ke parde mein ek taswir dekh

thi har ek takhrib ke parde mein ek tamir dekh
ghaur se mazi mein apne haal ki taswir dekh

kaun paband-e-wafa hai kaun hai nang-e-wafa
shama ki aaghosh mein parwane ki taqdir dekh

ban gaya hai aaj ki tahzib ka ye aaina
har badi ki nekiyon ke nam se tashhir dekh

dekhna hi hai to tinka dekh apni aankh ka
dusre ki aankh ka ai dost mat shahtir dekh

waqt ki hoti hain 'ghazi' sab karishma-saziyan
munkir-e-taqdir ko bhi mail-e-taqdir dekh