sabr-o-sukun-o-hosh gae intizar mein
ab kuchh nahin raha hai mere ikhtiyar mein

hum is tarah rahe chaman-e-rozgar mein
sukhe kabhi khizan mein na phule bahaar mein

aa jaan-e-arzu ki tere intizar mein
gulshan mein dilkashi na kashish lala-zar mein

kunj-e-qafas mein aatish-e-gul ne ghazab kiya
chaaron taraf se aag laga di bahaar mein

kahta hai aur kis ko safar-dar-watan jahan
main ajnabi hun aaj-kal apne dayar mein

mai-khana-e-alast se elan ho gaya
saqi ka izn-e-am hai ab ki bahaar mein

kis ki nawed-e-amad-o-amad hai ai khuda
kyon aag si lagi hai tanaffus ke tar mein

jo chahta hai karta hai wo karsaz hai
kis ko hai dakhl marzi-e-parwardigar mein

sham-e-hayat bujh gai ya dil bujha 'qadir'
ya inqalab ho gaya lail-o-nahaar mein