manzil-e-maqsud milti hai rah-e-tadbir se
kuchh nahin hota hai hasil shikwa-e-taqdir se

aaj dar jate hain mamuli si ek tazir se
wo bhi din the jab gale milte the hum shamshir se

nind ud jati hai us aawaz ki tasir se
jab azan deta hai koi naghma-e-dil-gir se

kya ladenge hum se wo talwar se shamshir se
dil dahal jate hain jin ke nara-e-takbir se

aaj phir chaaron taraf islam par yalghaar hai
kaam lena hai hamein phir jazba-e-shabbir se

jab kabhi main chahta hun apni surat dekhna
aaine ka kaam leta hun teri taswir se

jazba-e-josh-e-junun mera ab is manzil mein hai
haal un ka puchhta phirta hun har rah-gir se

chhod dena apna mahaul itna aasan bhi nahin
jo andhere mein hain un ko kya gharaz tanwir se

iztirabi kaifiyat hoti hai jab tere baghair
dil ko bahla leta hun aksar teri taswir se

nabz-e-alam ruk gai hogi shab-e-isra zarur
be-haqiqat zau-fishan hilti hui zanjir se

ai 'musawwir' dekh ye bhi gardish-e-lail-o-nahaar
mil gaya hai silsila takhrib ka tamir se