sab mutmain the subh ka akhbar dekh kar
khaif the hum nawishta-e-diwar dekh kar

munsif gawah had hai ki mazlum bik gae
qimat lagi jo zarf-e-kharidar dekh kar

main boriya-nashin gharib-ul-watan faqir
hairan tha shan-o-shaukat-e-darbar dekh kar

na-waqif-e-rusum-e-huzuri tha ki gaya
sab dam-ba-khud the jurat-e-izhaar dekh kar

aisa nahin ki sab the haqaeq se na-balad
bas bolte the chashm-e-sharar-bar dekh kar

tark-e-tawahhumat ne be-faiz kar diya
bhatke the hum bhi jubba-o-dastar dekh kar

koshish main karta rahta hun ghazlon mein apni 'taj'
baaten banaun chashm-o-rukh-e-yar dekh kar