shuur-e-fitrat-e-insan ka hai bedar ho jaana
kahin majbur ban jaana kahin mukhtar ho jaana

dikha kar ek jhalak us ka pas-e-diwar ho jaana
yahi to aashiqon ke haq mein hai talwar ho jaana

mere soe hue jazbaat ka bedar ho jaana
kisi behosh ka hai khud-bakhud hushyar ho jaana

karun main khun ka dawa to pesh-e-dawar-e-mahshar
qayamat hai magar qatil se aankhen chaar ho jaana

shikast-e-be-sutun-o-mauj-e-ju-e-shir shahid hain
nahin aasan rah-e-ishq ka hamwar ho jaana

sharaf hai ye faqat ek ashraf-ul-makhluq insan ka
faza-e-alam-e-imkan ki had se par ho jaana

ba-qaul-e-'mir' ye insan par tohmat-tarashi hai
kisi majbur ka mumkin nahin mukhtar ho jaana

yun hi yaad-e-khuda aa jati hai mujh ko kabhi 'shoala'
ki jaise sote sote khwab se bedar ho jaana