wo zulmat-e-shab ka ghalba hai wo yas ke baadal chhae hain
ab subh bhi subh-e-ummid nahin use gardish-e-dauran kya hoga

diwar-e-chaman pur-zagh-o-zaghan masruf hain naghma-khwani mein
har shakh par ullu baitha hai anjam-e-gulistan kya hoga

aghraaz badhin akhlaq mite guftar rahi kirdar gae
is par bhi kahin thahraw nahin ai qismat-e-insan kya hoga

paband-e-salasil neki hai hasil hai badi ko aazadi
ye shakl gar tamir ki hai takhrib ka unwan kya hoga

kyun zist ka bahr-e-be-payan mahrum hai ab ek mauj se bhi
sadiyon se sukut ek tari hai ai satwat-e-tufan kya hoga

arbab-e-hawas ka jamghat hai is bazm mein koi rind nahin
ai jam-e-zar-afshan kya hoga ai saqi-e-dauran kya hoga

is des mein jo bhi rahzan the wo rahbar-e-millat kahlae
har chor nigahban thahra hai ai qudrat-e-yazdan kya hoga