wasf rakkha hai wo qalandar ka
jo mita de likha muqaddar ka

sang-dil ke jawab mein mujh ko
dil banana pada hai patthar ka

umr bhar tishna-kaam rahna hai
pani khaara hai jab samundar ka

un se mil kar ye inkishaf hua
aankh karti hai kaam khanjar ka

'shamsi' duniya pe hukmrani ko
hausla chahiye sikandar ka