wo khak boe the haalat ne sharar jis mein
ab us mein phul tamanna ke khilne wale hain

hue the jin ke sabab chaak chaak sina-e-dil
wo chaak ab unhin hathon se silne wale hain

jo dost uljhe the aapas mein dushmanon ki tarah
phir ek bar wo aapas mein milne wale hain

dayar-e-rus hamara salam-e-jaan ho qubul
ki rah-e-shauq ko aasan bana diya tu ne

ye daur aaj ka to mojazon ka daur nahin
magar wo moajaza hum ko dikha diya tu ne

ki jis se dur o qarib ek nur phail gaya
charagh-e-kushta ko aise jala diya tu ne

ye tashqand se paigham-e-dil-nawaz aaya
ki ibtila ka zamana guzar gaya yaro!

bahut raha jise dawa-e-sahil-e-ashubi
suna ye hai ki wo dariya utar gaya yaro!

kuchh is tarah se kisi ne diya lahu apna
ki arz-e-sharq ka chehra nikhar gaya yaro!

wo khak jis pe mere rahnuma ne jaan di hai
mera salam usi dil-nawaz khak ke nam

nawa-e-khama ho mansub aaj se pyaro
shahid-e-amn ki rudad-e-tabnak ke nam

mere junun-e-wafa ka yahi payam hai aaj
sukhnawaran-o-adiban-e-hind-o-pak ke nam