mita sa harf hun bigdi hui si baat hun main
jabin-e-waqt pe ek naqsh-e-be-sabaat hun main

bata basit zamane hai kya yahi insaf
jo hai adu-e-numud-e-sahar wo raat hun main

guman ye tha ki hun markaz-e-hujum-e-nigah
yaqin ye hai ki mahrum-e-iltifat hun main

hai kis gunah ki syahi meri ghalat-fahmi
main jaanta tha ki ruh-e-tajalliyat hun main

har aah-e-sard hai uftad-e-ashk ki tafsir
ukhad chale hain qadam waqf-e-hadsat hun main

padhun shikast-e-azaem ka marsiya kab tak
na jaane kab se sipurd-e-muqaddaraat hun main

ye sab durust magar phir yahi kahunga 'siraj'
khud ek zamana hun khud ek kaenat hun main