jahaalat ki tarikiyon ko mitaya
haqiqat ke jalwon ka dariya bahaya

dimaghon pe khush-kaifiyan ban ke chhaya
nigahon mein bedariyan ban ke aaya

tafakkur ko manus-e-irfan banaya
taqqul mein fanus-e-iman jalaya

tajassus ki ba-rangiyon par rijhaya
taraddud ki be-rangiyon se chhudaya

masaib mein rote huon ko hansaya
maraatib mein sote huon ko jagaya

jahan pastiyon ki taraf qalb aaya
wahin pastiyon se ubharna sikhaya

jahan aas tuti qadam dagmagaya
wahin hath thama sahaara dilaya

mohabbat se aapas mein rahna sikhaya
hamesha na mitne ka shewa bataya

taraqqi ki rahon mein aage badhaya
tamaddun ki duniya mein yakta banaya

nasheb-o-faraaz-e-zamana bataya
chalen jis taraf ki hawaen chalaya

'sahar' ilm ne hum ko insan banaya
nahin ko gharaz ilm ne han banaya