dimaghon mein pakte hue garm lawe ke aage
tamanche se ugle hue garm sayyal sise ki auqat kya hai

zabanon pe khilte hue aql-o-danish ke phulon pe
ghurrahaton ki garaj mein barasti hui galiyan

apni layaniyat jaanti hain
gul-rukhon pe ye zanjir-o-ahan se dhae gae

sab sitam apni na-paedari pe matam-kunan hain
udhadti hui jild jismon se

nakhun larazti hui ungliyon se
sar aashuftagan ki dhalakti hui gardanon se

utarte hain lekin ulum aur qalam jawedan hain
zamanon ki udti hui rakh mein

hurriyat ke taranon ki khushbu basi hai
wahi sab tarane jinhen gane walon ko

dahki hui bhattiyon mein jalaya gaya tha
wo diwangi ke payambar

manon khak odhe hue jagte hain
jinhen sach ke parchaar ke jurm mein

zahr-pyala pilaya gaya tha
fasilon se shab ke andhere mein

phenki gai maskh lashon ka dar
ud-o-ambar se mahki masahri pe

bechain karwat badalte hue
shah ki aankh mein jagta hai