padha hai hum ne sabaq har ghadi sadaqat ka
isi liye to ye hum par asar hai rahmat ka

main sach ko jhut ki botal mein band kar lunga
mere gale mein bhi tawiz hai siyasat ka

meri nigah bhala kyon na ho muqaddas-tar
main roz karta hun didar apni jannat ka

main bach gaya hun mera nam ghaziyon mein likho
irada kar ke to nikla tha main shahadat ka

jabin-e-shauq ke sajdon ka lutf ya-allah
wo marhala bhi ajab tha teri rifaqat ka

abhi talak hai takhayyul mein nur ki barish
khayal aaya tha ek din tumhaari midhat ka

lo aaj waqt ki thokar mein aa gae hain 'nawab'
nasha tha jin ke dimaghon mein baadshahat ka