ab tak mere giton mein ummid bhi thi paspai bhi
maut ke qadmon ki aahat bhi jiwan ki angdai bhi

mustaqbil ki kirnen bhi thin haal ki bojhal zulmat bhi
tufanon ka shor bhi tha aur khwabon ki shahnai bhi

aaj se main apne giton mein aatish-pare bhar dunga
maddham lachkili tanon mein jiwat dhaare bhar dunga

jiwan ke andhiyare path par mishal le kar niklunga
dharti ke phaile aanchal mein surkh sitare bhar dunga

aaj se ai mazdur kisano mere git tumhaare hain
faqa-kash insano mere jog-bahag tumhaare hain

jab tak tum bhuke nange ho ye naghme khamosh na honge
jab tak be-aram ho tum ye naghme rahat-kosh na honge

mujh ko is ka ranj nahin hai log mujhe fankar na manen
fikr-o-fan ke tajir mere sheron ko ashaar na manen

mera fan meri umiden aaj se tum ko arpan hain
aaj se mere git tumhaare dukh aur sukh ka darpan hain

tum se quwwat le kar ab main tum ko rah dikhaunga
tum parcham lahrana sathi main barbat par gaunga

aaj se mere fan ka maqsad zanjiren pighlana hai
aaj se main shabnam ke badle angare barsaunga