parinda shakh par meri gawahi de raha hai
gawah-e-mo'atabar meri gawahi de raha hai

meri sachchai jitegi sawad-e-karbala mein
madine ka safar meri gawahi de raha hai

bashaarat ki tarah phaila hua ehsas hun main
so har ahl-e-khabar meri gawahi de raha hai

sukhan-abaad mein meri azanen gunjti hain
koi ism-e-hunar meri gawahi de raha hai

yaqinan main andhere ke qabile se nahin hun
charagh-e-rahguzar meri gawahi de raha hai

parinde aur hawa donon mujhe pyare bahut hain
nagar ka har shajar meri gawahi de raha hai

zamane ki adalat mein akela to nahin main
mera pura nagar meri gawahi de raha hai

sada meri zawal-e-shab ka tha elan-nama
so aaghaz-e-sahar meri gawahi de raha hai

gawahi sada jazbe sada khwahish ki gawahi
mera mitti ka ghar meri gawahi de raha hai

wahi tarikh ko dega naya andaz 'shaukat'
sar-e-neza jo sar meri gawahi de raha hai