main shab ki tera fazaon mein
rida ghulami ki

odh kar yun pada hua tha
ki jaise

koi zaif insan
shabab ki raunaqon ko kho kar

hayat ke din guzarta ho
to yun hua

god mein sahar ki
kiran masarrat ki jagmagai

ufuq se uttha
sahar ka suraj

nai ada se nirale dhab se
the us ke rukh par

wafa ke tewar
shab-e-ghulami ke zinda-daron

ke aahani azm ki lakiren
lahu ki surkhi

wo ghaaliban tis sal pahle
ki ek dilkash hasin sahar thi

ki dhundle dhundle se aks ab tak
mere khayalon mein mushtail hain

wo din the meri tufuliyat ke
hazaron lamhe bikhar bikhar kar simat gae the

bahaar ke din palat gae the
to waqt bita

aur aaj hun main watan ka apne jawan shahri
wahi zamin hai

wahi falak hai
wahi faza hai

magar na jaane chubhan si kyon dil mein ho rahi hai
nizam-e-nau bhi

na ras aaya watan ko shayad
jahan bhi dekho

utha hai nafrat ka ek tufan
dhuan dhuan hai har ek manzar

zamin se ta-asman abhi tak
hazaron shoale bhadak rahe hain

jhulas raha hai ab in mein insaniyat ka daman
kahin bhi kunj-e-aman nahin hai

ujad rahi hain hazaron mangen
lahu ke chashme ubal rahe hain

jawan bahnen
zaif maen

ab apni izzat ko ro rahi hain
kahin pe bachche bilak rahe hain

ki jaise lamhe bikhar rahe hain
ki jaise lamhe bikhar gae hon