ye mahw hue dekh ke be-saKHta-pan ko

ye mahw hue dekh ke be-sakhta-pan ko
aaine mein khud chum liya apne dahan ko
karti hai naya roz mere dagh-e-kuhan ko
ghurbat mein khuda yaad dilae na watan ko


chhoda watan aabaad kiya mulk-e-dakan ko
taqdir kahan le gai yaran-e-watan ko
kya lutf hai jab monis o yawar na ho koi
hum wadi-e-ghurbat hi samajhte hain watan ko


murjhae pade the gul-e-mazmun hazaron
shadab kiya hum ne gulistan-e-sukhan ko
khidmat mein teri nazr ko kya laen ba-juz dil
hum rind to kaudi nahin rakhte hain kafan ko