meri barbaadiyon ki ye taswir
gardish-e-waqt ki hai ek lakir

husn-e-tadbir ki nigahon se
dekh to apne bakht ki tahrir

dur kar de dilon ki tariki
ai jamal-e-khulus ki tanwir

tum samajhte ho jin ko mir-e-chaman
zulf-e-hirs-o-hawa ke hain wo asir

kha raha hun fareb-e-azadi
dekh kar panw ki nai zanjir

jhuti tauqir ke liye akasr
bech dete hain log apna zamir

kal bhi aa jaega magar 'zakhmi'
kitni dhundli hai aaj ki taswir