sabr-o-sukun-o-hosh gae intizar mein

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