apne ehsas ke aaine mein khud ko dekha
ek simatta hua saya hun bikharta hua phul

ek tapta hua sahra hun sulagta hua shahr
dard ka sarw-e-rawan dukh ka shajar dasht-e-khulus

ek fankar hun sarmaya mera khun-e-jigar
zindagi barha shoalon mein giraftar hui

barha fikr-e-dil-o-jaan bhi sharar-bar hui
apne mahaul ke mear pe khud ko parkha

ek mujrim hun mera jurm wafa ki tashhir
azmat-e-zulm ka munkir hun shab-e-gham ka harif

aadamiyyat ka taqaddus hai mere fan ka jamal
haq-parasti mere afkar ka sar-chashma hai

ek mushrik hun mera shirk mohabbat sab se
ek kafir hun mera kufr sadaqat pe yaqin

ye dar-o-baam-e-hawas tamkanat-e-qasr-e-sitam
raat kat jaegi khul jaega zulmat ka bharam