chand roz aur meri jaan faqat chand hi roz
zulm ki chhanw mein dam lene pe majbur hain hum
aur kuchh der sitam sah len tadap len ro len
apne ajdad ki miras hai mazur hain hum
jism par qaid hai jazbaat pe zanjiren hain
fikr mahbus hai guftar pe taziren hain
apni himmat hai ki hum phir bhi jiye jate hain
zindagi kya kisi muflis ki qaba hai jis mein
har ghadi dard ke paiwand lage jate hain
lekin ab zulm ki miad ke din thode hain
ek zara sabr ki fariyaad ke din thode hain
arsa-e-dahr ki jhulsi hui virani mein
hum ko rahna hai pe yunhi to nahin rahna hai
ajnabi hathon ka be-nam giran-bar sitam
aaj sahna hai hamesha to nahin sahna hai
ye tere husn se lipti hui aalam ki gard
apni do roza jawani ki shikaston ka shumar
chandni raaton ka bekar dahakta hua dard
dil ki be-sud tadap jism ki mayus pukar
chand roz aur meri jaan faqat chand hi roz