karodon sal se tu dekhta hai duniya ko
zamin ke bahr-o-bayaban ko dasht-o-dariya ko

ye daur-e-sham-o-sahar waqt ka ye paimana
ye inqalab-e-bahaar-o-khizan ka afsana

ye saz-e-dahr teri anjuman ka ek naghma
nawa-e-bazm-e-bashar is chaman ka ek naghma

numud-e-madan-o-araish-e-nabaat hui
teri hi aankhon ke aage jawan hayat hui

inhi shuaon se chamka hai sina-e-alam
hua hai matla-e-anwar dida-e-adam

tere huzur dhadakta hai dil samundar ka
damakne lagta hai chehra faza-e-bartar ka

wo rah-rawan-e-adam qafile wo hasti ke
guzarne wale musafir zamin ki basti ke

samae aankhon mein aankhon se phir nihan bhi hue
wo karwan sifat-e-gard-e-karwan bhi hue

magar tu bazm-e-falak mein yunhi darakhshan hai
ye teri mashal-e-taban hamesha taban hai

teri nigahon mein rang-e-azal jhalakta hai
abad ka jam tere hath mein chhalakta hai

kabhi hilal kabhi surat-e-mah-e-kaamil
hai tere raste mein irtiqa ki har manzil

mushabah haal se tere hai haal qaumon ka
uruj qaumon ka ya phir zawal qaumon ka

ye zindagi bhi hai goya ki raushni teri
nazar se chhupti hai lekin kabhi nahin bujhti

agarche partaw-e-khurshid se hai nur tera
hai qarz dam ka jam-e-mai-e-surur tera

bulandiyon mein bhi tera koi maqam nahin
nujum-e-charkh-e-barin ka tu ham-khiram nahin

zamin ke pahlu mein tu ne magar jagah pai
luta ke daulat-e-husn-o-mataa-e-ranai