ye husn-e-tabassum ye kiran dekh rahi hai
duniya tera andaz-e-sukhan dekh rahi hai

shayad ki hai khurshid ki niyyat mein kharabi
kyon dhup gulabon ke badan dekh rahi hai

arman-e-safar dhup mein jine ka hai aadi
sae ki taraf dil ki thakan dekh rahi hai

hai manzar-e-hairat ki andheron ko meri aankh
pahne hue kirnon ka kafan dekh rahi hai

jis roz se aankhen meri ashkon se bhari hain
hairat se unhen dil ki jalan dekh rahi hai

aao ki lahu dan karen is ke liye hum
hasrat se hamein arz-e-watan dekh rahi hai

'sajjad' hai be-kar tera husn-e-takallum
duniya tere mathe pe shikan dekh rahi hai