bazm-e-alam mein wo kaifiyat-e-rang-o-bu nahin
raunaq-e-aiwan-e-geti aaj shayad tu nahin

aah kya tu pur-sukun hai qabr ki aaghosh mein
chain kyunkar aa gaya is mahshar-e-khamosh mein

sarmadi naghmat se ab dil ko tadpaega kaun
ab sitare aasman se tod kar laega kaun

majlisi lanat par ab tanqid farmaega kaun
aur use rangin pairae mein samjhaega kaun

aah ab kis se sunenge aatishin naghmat hum
aah ab kis se kahenge apne ehsasat hum

hind ki doshiza dewi ko diya sada libas
tere hi pur-kaif naghmon ne bujhai dil ki pyas

maghribi tahzib mein duba hua tha har jawan
mashriqi atwar se bezar tha hindostan

tu ne apne dil ki chingari se bhadkai wo aag
naghma-e-mashriq se dab kar rah gaya maghrib ka rag

saz tera aatishin aawaz tufani teri
hashr tak yaad aaegi wo hashr-samani teri