zamin ki khak ko khak-e-shifa banate hue
sinan tak aa gae insaniyat bachate hue

pakad ke rakht-e-safar mein rakhe hain kuchh jugnu
chalenge shab mein yahi rasta dikhate hue

jigar mein dard utha to kisi ki yaad aai
chhalak gain meri aankhen ghazal sunate hue

azan-e-subh-e-shahadat mein ho gae shamil
charagh-e-jazba-e-nusrat ki lau badhate hue

lahu tapakne laga meri chashm-e-ghairat se
barahna sar ke liye ek rida banate hue

dayar-e-sham qayamat mein ho gaya tabdil
kuchh aise aae hain khurshid jagmagate hue

har ek chehra-e-parwana-e-wafa ko padha
charagh-e-khema-e-ansar ko bujhate hue

kabhi andheron kabhi sard mausamon se lade
hum apni jism ki poshak ko jalate hue

kisi ki yaad-e-shahadat ka iniqad kiya
zara si der lagi aasman bulate hue

bacha ke le gae girdab se safine ko
hum apne khun ke sailab mein nahate hue

kisi ne aisi rah-e-mustaqim dikhlai
sanbhal gae kai afrad ladkhadate hue

koi khudai ka us ki nahin hai dawe-dar
ye kaun mar gaya khud ko khuda batate hue

suna hai mare gae wo fasad mein bachche
hamein salam jo karte the aate-jate hue

tamam us ka sar-e-ibtida hua na 'rafia'
zamane ho gae jo dastan sunate hue