ye tangna-e-qafas ye siyasat-e-sayyaad
ye aab-o-gil ke talatum yeh wusat-e-barbaad

ye tirgi ye dil-e-mehr-o-mah ki dhadkan
ye aansuon ke sitare ye ismaton ke kafan

ye bhigti hui palken ye tutte hue dil
ye reg-zar-e-haqiqat ye parda-e-mahmil

ye chikhti hui ruhen ye hasraton ke sanam
ye bazm-e-kufr-o-yaqin ye jahan-e-dair-o-haram

ye shor-e-hashr ye paikar-e-subha-o-zunnar
ye jaan-gudaz fazaen ye ruh-soz bahaar

ye aandhiyon ki qataren ye karwan-e-hayat
na puchh kitne shagufe hain markaz-e-afat

sawad-e-zist mein tufan aae hain kya kya
charagh-e-sidq-o-safa jhilmilae hain kya kya

ayagh chhut pade mai-kashon ke hathon se
ayan dilon ki siyahi hai kitne hathon se

nigal chuki shab-e-gham kin sahar-shikaron ko
ki zalzalon ne jagaya hai fitna-zaron ko

hayat marg-e-mohabbat pe nauha-khwan hai abhi
wahi fasana-e-iflas jaan-sitan hai abhi

udas-udas si raaten thake-thake se nujum
ye abr-o-baad ki yurish ye bijliyon ka hujum

ye tera bazm-e-jahan ye shikast-e-qalb-o-nazar
mahal banae hain qaruniyon ne lashon par

dilon pe yas ke hote rahe sitam kya kya
karahte rahe zulfon ke pech-o-kham kya kya

dayar-e-shauq mein gunje hain marsiye kitne
bujha gai hai nasim-e-sahar diye kitne

wahi sadaqat-o-ehsas ke janaze hain
izar-e-gang-o-jaman par lahu ke ghaze hain

wahi khuda hain wahi but wahi rasul abhi
samanistan mein hain baqi khizan ke phul abhi

chaman hazar sumum-e-khizan se khele hain
magar hanuz wahi bebasi ke mele hain