wo khwab ki jin mein jalti thi shamen tere rukhsaron ki
wo khwab ki jin mein banti thi taswir mere shahkaron ki

wo khwab ki jin ki taqat se duniya ka rup badalna tha
wo khwab ki jin ki thandak mein shoalon par mujh ko chalna tha

wo khwab ki jin ke daman mein tahzib-e-nau ke khake the
aane wale kal ki khushiyan guzre hue kal ke sae the

un khwabon ke anjam pe ye aankhen sharminda hoti hain
wo khwab jo sare tut chuke un ki mayyat pe roti hain

ye duniya kitni zalim hai khwabon ka sauda karti hai
masum dilon ki aarzuen sikkon mein taula karti hai

is duniya ke har goshe mein ghurbat hai bhuk hai khwari hai
kuchh ke hisse mein sarmaya kuchh ka hissa nadari hai

aisi duniya mein khwab mere zinda kaise rah sakte the
shishe ki tarah wo nazuk the ye thes kahan sah sakte the

lekin main abhi mayus nahin har gham ko khushi mein dhaalunga
wo khwab jo mujh se ruth gae un khwabon ko samjha lunga

main phir ubhrunga jine ke kuchh aur nae arman liye
ye daur badalne ke dawe apne haq ka elan liye

main basti basti ghar ghar mein naron ki aag bichchha dunga
mazlum jafa-kash logon ki soi taqdir jaga dunga

main git likhunga faslon par baghon kheton khaliyanon par
mill mazduron ki toli par ganw ke mast kisanon par

ab jab tak bhi main zinda hun har dukh har sadma jhelunga
main tufanon se uljhunga main har khatre se khelunga

aur mar bhi gaya to dharti ke har zarre mein bat jaunga
main har ek ke gham ka sathi sab ka shair kahlaunga