saz-e-hasti pe agar gao to kuchh baat bane
sher ban jaen jo ye ghaw to kuchh baat bane

ye futuhat-e-khala kya hain ba-juz tar-e-harir
zat ke pardon ko sarkao to kuchh baat bane

ahl-e-binash ho bane iwory-tower mein to kya
kabhi diwanon se takrao to kuchh baat bane

zulmat-e-shab mein ye tanhai gala ghont na de
shisha-e-karb hi chamkao to kuchh baat bane

ilm-o-danish ki mahakti hui purwaiyo kash
mere sine mein utar aao to kuchh baat bane

zulm ka sath na do maslahat-andeshi mein
aao haq-goyon mein aa jao to kuchh baat bane

jism mein ruh kirae ke makan mein jaise
ruh ko apna bana pao to kuchh baat bane

in razilon ki zaban-dani ayazan-billah
sayyad-'insha' ko bula lao to kuchh baat bane