ye unch-nich ye nafrat ye jehl ye iflas
zamin pe kis ne lagae ye zahr ke paude

ki jin ke sae mein insaniyat sisakti hai
ki jin ki chhanw mein hote hain maut ke saude

fareb-o-kizb ke sar par hai taj-e-zar-afshan
sadaqaton ki jabin par lahu ka tika hai

pinha ke zulm ko kis ne labaada-e-taqdis
gulon ke nam pe sadiyon chaman ko luta hai

sana-e-jabr-o-sitam hai adab ka shah-para
khulus-e-fikr-o-nazar aib hai fasane mein

haqiqaton ka bayan hai baghawat-e-ehsas
usul sab se bada jurm hai zamane mein

shikast-e-dil ko samajhte hain ishq ki azmat
in aansuon se charaghon ka kaam lete hain

dukhon ke shahr mein be-kaif si hansi ke liye
hum apne zehn ko pahron fareb dete hain

bhatakte rahte hain ehsas ke bayaban mein
zamir-e-fan ko siyah nag daste rahte hain

nazar se ahl-e-zamana ki ho ke poshida
hum apni fikr ke shoalon mein aap jalte hain