baad gandhi ke na sun hum ne saman dekha kya
fasl-e-gul aate hi har bagh-o-chaman ujda kya

dil hi afsurda ho jab peshkash-e-sahba kya
aankh hi jab na rahe dawat-e-nazzara kya

zindagi maut se bad-tar ho to phir jina kya
bhuk se daman-e-hasti ko siye jate hain

zindagi chhin ke auron ke jiye jate hain
har-nafas ahd wafaon ke liye jate hain

khun arzan hai gharibon ka piye jate hain
jab ye pine hi par aa jaen to phir dariya kya

husn bhi ghamza-o-andaz-o-ada bhul gaya
ishq bhi jalwa-e-rangin ki ziya bhul gaya

jo parastar-e-wafa tha wo wafa bhul gaya
rah sunte hain ki khud rah-numa bhul gaya

karwan manzil-e-maqsud pe pahunchata kya
ye jo aai hai hamare hi lahu ki hai bahaar

ye jo udta hai hamare hi dilon ka hai ghubar
barahman hai to koi aabid-e-shab-zinda-dar

koi sunta nahin is daur mein insan ki pukar
bazm-e-matam mein jo chhede to koi naghma kya

khirman-e-zulm ko ab aag laga de koi
chand-taron ke charaghon ko bujha de koi

aasmanon ko zaminon pe jhuka de koi
ja ke 'gandhi' ki ye sab haal suna de koi

zulm dhate hain ahinsa ke pujari kya kya