sail-e-waqt hain daman-e-karam dekhenge
hum tere dast-e-tasarruf ka bharam dekhenge

hadse kitne muqabil hain ye hum dekhenge
aur kab tak hai ye tufan mein dam dekhenge

sarfaroshan-e-wafa hum to azal se hain magar
kitni khun-rez hai ye tegh-e-sitam dekhenge

hum ne rahon ko ujale to diye daur-e-khirad
kitne raushan hain tere naqsh-e-qadam dekhenge

zikr jab apne har ek zakhm-e-wafa ka hoga
gul-fishani bhi sar-e-lauh-o-qalam dekhenge

zindagi khwab sahi teri tamanna phir bhi
umr bhar tere tasawwur ke sanam dekhenge

jaane kis mod pe le aaya hamein karb-e-hayat
ab na wo zulf na wo zulf ke kham dekhenge

pyar hamdardi wafa mehr-o-murawwat akhlaq
jo bhi dekhenge ab is daur mein kam dekhenge

apne hi khun se chamak utthegi tarikh 'kalim'
ahd-e-hazir ke jo mathe pe raqam dekhenge