na koi khwab hoga aur na khwabon ka jahan hoga
koi dil mein nahin hoga to dil khali makan hoga

bahut hi soch kar tu kashti-e-umr-e-rawan ko dal
muqabil mein talatum-khez bahr-e-be-karan hoga

nahin hai dur wo manzar jise dekhega ye aalam
musalman ek taraf aur ek taraf sara jahan hoga

ye daur-e-pur-fitan hai bojh apna khud uthao tum
tumhaara dard bantega na koi mehrban hoga

raison aur luteron ka zamana hai gharibo tum
kabhi mat sochna tum par zamana mehrban hoga

chattanon ki tarah main azm rakhta hun 'latif' ab ke
mujhe malum hai har ek qadam par imtihan hoga