safir-e-fan the so taswir kar diye gae hum
phir ek khwab se tabir kar diye gae hum

hum ek khayal the firdaus-e-ham-e-khayalan ka
so ek kharabe mein tamir kar diye gae hum

sawaliyan-e-siyah-bakht ki tarah tah-e-tegh
ba-nam-e-adl jahangir kar diye gae hum

shahid kar ke bhi mausam ne kab rihai di
shajar ki shakh mein zanjir kar diye gae hum

hum is se pahle bhi ek dastan the aur ab to
salib-o-dar pe tahrir kar diye gae hum

khadang-e-zulm wo barse ki khud bhi aakhir-e-kar
nigah-e-zulm mein shamshir kar diye gae hum

ye ramz-e-nukta-wari hai ki taur-e-hila-gari
rahin-e-zillat-e-taqdir kar diye gae hum

mite hum apni zamin par to kya maqam mila
yahi ki dafn ba-tauqir kar diye gae hum