rahi hai parda-e-ulfat mein maslahat kya kya
adawaton mein hui hai mufahamat kya kya

mere aziz watan ki faza ne bhar di hai
meri sarisht ke andar munafiqat kya kya

kabhi usul ki ghairat kabhi ziyan ka sawal
dimagh-o-dil mein rahi hai mushawrat kya kya

sada-e-dil ko tah-e-dil mein qaid kar ke rakha
raha hai tauq-e-gulu shauq-e-afiyat kya kya

mahak thami jo lahu ki to chaunk kar hum ne
hawa se puchhi hai zakhmon ki khairiyat kya kya

bahut aziz hain aankhon ki putliyan lekin
mile hain dukh bhi mujhe un ki marifat kya kya

bahut dinon mein kal aaina samne pa kar
hui hai umr-e-guzishta ki taziyat kya kya

ata hua ba-sar-o-chehra sim-o-zar ka ghubar
mili hai lasha-e-afkar ki diyat kya kya

nihan hai tarkash-e-imkan mein nawak-e-taqdir
mudam sar pe sitare hain an-ginat kya kya