yas ki badli yun dil par chha gai
zindagi se zindagi ukta gai

ranj-o-gham to pahle hi kuchh kam na the
yaad teri kyun hamein tadpa gai

aap ne to jhuta wada kar diya
jaan mutthi mein hamari aa gai

zindagi ye dekh kar us ke sitam
maut bhi insan se ghabra gai

dekh kar is daur ki ayyariyan
kanp utha dil nazar tharra gai

sar uthaya jab tassub ne 'shafaq'
aadamiyat ki tabahi aa gai