wo lahn jo sadiyon sadiyon tak
insan ke dil ki dhadkan tha

us lahn ka jadu tut gaya
firdaus ke naghme khwab-e-alast

uqba ki kahani naqsh-e-kuhan
kohsar pe baadal sargardan

aflak ke qaidi shams-o-qamar
tarikh nawa-e-parina

mazhab ki riwayat farsuda
akhlaq ki qadren chakna-chur

tahzib ke mandir bosida
fitrat ka sahaara kya chhuta

har rishta-e-mazi chhut gaya
sunsan guzargahon par

ab maut ka damru bajta hai
dharti ka musafir be-chaara

hairan-o-pareshan sehr-zada
manzil ki talab mein aawara

sajde ke liye patthar bhi nahin
aansu ke liye daman to kuja

jine ke liye lazim hai use
kuchh taza junun takhliq kare

taskin-e-jigar pane ke liye
rishton ki nai tamir kare

jis ped ka phal khaya tha kabhi
us phal ke dam chukana hai

go hath mein hai ab lauh-o-qalam
tahrir ka fan apnana hai

abwab-e-kitab-e-hasti ko
tashkil ka maqsad pana hai