nigar-e-subh ki ummid mein pighalte hue
charagh khud ko nahin dekhta hai jalte hue

wo husn us ka bayan kya kare jo dekhta ho
har ek ada ke kai qad nae nikalte hue

wo mauj-e-mai-kada-e-rang hai badan us ka
ki hain talatum-e-mai se subu uchhalte hue

to zarra zarra us aalam ka hai zulekha sifat
chale jo dasht-e-bala mein koi sambhalte hue

ye ruh khinchti chali ja rahi hai kis ki taraf
ye panw kyun nahin thakte hamare chalte hue

usi ke nam ki khushbu se sans chalti rahe
usi ka nam zaban par ho dam nikalte hue

khayal o khwab ke kya kya na silsile nikle
charagh jalte hue aaftab dhalte hue

andhere hain yahan suraj ke nam par raushan
ujalon se yahan dekhe hain log jalte hue

utar in mein koi apni raushni ya rab
ki log thak gae zulmat se ab bahalte hue

wo aa rahe hain zamane ki tum bhi dekhoge
khuda ke hath se insan ko badalte hue

wo subh hogi to firaun phir na guzrenge
dilon ko raundte insan ko masalte hue