mere har lafz ki tauqir rahne ke liye hai
main wo zinda hun meri tahrir rahne ke liye hai

sitam-gar ne jo pahnai mere dast-e-talab mein
ye mat samjho ki wo zanjir rahne ke liye hai

mera aaina-e-tasnif deta hai gawahi
mera har nuqta-e-tafsir rahne ke liye hai

rahega to na tera zulm par roz-e-abad tak
hamare dard ki jagir rahne ke liye hai

jise mir nigahon ne kabhi dekha nahin hai
mere dil mein wahi taswir rahne ke liye hai

sar-e-baatil kiya do-lakht jis ne bhi jahan mein
salamat bas wahi shamshir rahne ke liye hai

junun-e-shauq takhrib-e-jahan mit kar rahega
magar har jazba-e-tamir rahne ke liye hai

na likkha sher koi aur samajh baithe hain nadan
adab mein harba-e-tashhir rahne ke liye hai

guzar jaenge hum dar-e-fana se 'bakhsh' lekin
hamare shahr ki tasir rahne ke liye hai