hare darakhton se aag barse
nigar-khanon mein khar-o-khas hain

chamakte patton ke damanon par
lachakti dalon pe tahniyon par

gulon ki lali mein kar-farma
lahu shahidon ka har taraf hai

alaw jhilon mein the kanwal ke
wo rakh jal ke hue hain kab ke

diye bujha kar kanwal ki thaali
dukan-e-sangin-o-bam sajae

ajal ke qasid ki muntazir hai
wo khushbuon ke latif lahre

kahin nahin hai nishan un ka
nai hai kheti nai hain faslen

ugenge kheton mein top gole
kahin pe goli ki baaliyan bhi

kahin ugengi saron ki faslen
kahin pe dast-e-hina ugenge

kahin pe chashm-e-ghazal-asa
kahin pe zulf-e-dota ugegi

kahin zaban-e-burida hogi
kahin tarashida pa ugenge

jo aaj boenge kal ugega
hawa ka samra bagule honge

sharar se shoale uga karenge
magar jo khirman hain zulmaton ke

kabhi to un par itab hoga
kabhi to barq-e-tapan giregi

kabhi to roz-e-hisab hoga
kabhi haqiqat-shanas uth kar

bataenge ye lahu hai kis ka
ye kis ke lashe hain aise aakhir

ki baad sadiyon ke khanda-lab hain