bazm-e-khamosh mein chhidne ko hai phir saz-e-hayat
muntazir baithe hain sab gosh-bar-awaz-e-hayat

qabil-e-did hai tufan se pahle ka sukun
josh-o-hangama-o-haijaan se pahle ka sukun

yas-o-ummid mein tafriq hai mushkil is dam
hama-tan sakit-o-mabhut hai mahfil is dam

tiktiki bandhe ba-yak-taur hazaron aankhen
ek kaf-e-pir-e-mughan aur hazaron aankhen

koi aagah nahin daur kidhar aaega
kis ke hathon mein khat-e-jam nazar aaega

har ghadi sinon mein hai kashmakash-e-shakk-o-yaqin
majlis-e-aish mein bhi surat-e-aram nahin

kis ne aaghaz kiya zamzama-e-bazm-e-tarab
lab-e-jaan-bakhsh ki thodi si bhi jumbish hai ghazab

muzhda-e-amn-o-aman sulh ka paigham hai kya
jang-e-azadi-e-insan ka sar-anjam hai kya

saz-e-ulfat ki nawa soz-e-mohabbat to nahin
naghma-e-adl-o-musawat-o-ukhuwwat to nahin

matlab-e-zist ki tafhim mein kya der hai ab
neamat-e-am ki taqsim mein kya der hai ab

talib-e-saghar-e-nau bazm-e-kuhan hai saqi
intizar aakhir-e-shab sabr-shikan hai saqi