roz-e-awwal se asir ai dil-e-nashad hain hum
parwarish-yafta-e-khana-e-sayyaad hain hum

kis tarah se na pise dil rukh-e-gandum-gun par
aaqibat hazrat-e-adam hi ki aulad hain hum

jo ladakpan se hai gahwara-e-betabi ki
naz-parwarda-e-ishq-e-sitam ijad hain hum

kyun na ho ranj-e-asiri-e-qafas se rahat
khana-zad-e-chaman-e-gulshan-e-bedad hain hum

khusraw-e-shahr-e-ada hai jo wo rashk-e-shirin
koh-e-andoh-o-gham-o-yas ke farhad hain hum

did-e-sanat se hai yan ghayat-e-did-e-sanea
ai buto shefta-e-husn-e-khuda-dad hain hum

qil se roke use hum pe jab late hain
tifl-e-ashk apne ye kahte hain ki ustad hain hum

qaid se bhi na riha ho ke hawa kuchh dil shad
mubtala-e-gham-e-tanhai-e-sayyaad hain hum

chaman-e-dahr mein be-wajh nahin hain nalan
andalib-e-gul-e-rukhsara-e-sayyaad hain hum

apni miras mein hain dasht-o-jabal ai wahshat
ja-nashin qais ke hain waris-e-farhad hain hum

hathkadi karti hai baiat to qadam lete hain khar
tere diwane jo ai rashk-e-pari-zad hain hum

qadr apni na jahan mein hui ba-wasf-kamal
sifat-e-bu-e-gul is bagh mein barbaad hain hum

shikwa karta hun tabahi ke to farmate hain
khana-barbaadi-e-ushshaq ki buniyaad hain hum

jaan-nisaron se hai tegh-e-nigah-e-yar ka qaul
dam mein lakhon ko karen qatl wo jallad hain hum

hum shikayat nahin kuchh karte tumhin munsif ho
wajibur-rahm hain ya qabil-e-bedad hain hum

hum samajhte hain padhai hui baaten na karo
tifl-e-maktab ho tum ai jaan abhi ustad hain hum

gesu-e-yar ke saude ne kiya khana-kharab
kya hua khwahi-e-sayyad mein barbaad hain hum

aaj hoti hai 'qalaq' qata-e-ummid-e-didar
nigaran is liye su-e-rukh-e-jallad hain hum