awwalin zaiqa-e-khun se thi lab-talkh wo khak
jis pe main tuti hui shakh ke manind gira

kin shararon ki dahak dida-e-qabil mein thi
wo hasad tha ki hawas taish ki nafrat kya tha

aur phir mere badan mere lahu mein utra
awwalin be-basi-e-karb-e-fana ka idrak

bujh gai sham-e-nazar mit gae aawaz ke naqsh
bu-e-gul, ju-e-saba, najm-e-sahar kuchh na raha

larzish-e-mauj-e-tanaffus ke karishme the tamam
ru-e-jaanan gham-e-jaan dida-e-tar kuchh na raha

nasl-dar-nasl yunhi mere lahu ka pyasa
nar-e-namrud bhi wo nakhwat-e-firaun bhi wo

jam-e-zahrab bhi wo tesha bhi wo dar bhi wo
khanjar-e-shimr bhi wo tarkash-e-changez bhi wo

asia mein kabhi africa mein khun-rez bhi wo
aur qabil se irshad kiya tha tu ne

khun-e-habil ki in zarron se bu aati hai
phail kar ab wahi bu sare jahan par hai muhit

kya ye bu ta-ba-abad mera muqaddar hogi
kya tere izn se qabil ki khu qaem hai

kya ye khu ta-ba-abad mera muqaddar hogi