takhliq kise kahte hain hai azmat-e-fan kya
aawaz-faroshon ke liye sher-o-sukhan kya

phulon ki tijarat ka chalan aam hai ab bhi
lutti hi rahegi yunhi taqdis-e-chaman kya

mazlum ki chikhon ko bhi sunta nahin koi
is shahr mein baste hain sabhi sang-badan kya

hum aa to gae ban ke ziya zulmat-e-shab mein
is ghor andhere mein magar ek kiran kya

waqt aane pe sar apna kata dete hain 'rahbar'
hum ko nahin malum ki hai hubb-e-watan kya