ho gain viran irfan-o-yaqin ki jannaten
khuld-zar-e-hind ko dozakh-nishan pata hun main

fitrat-e-hasti koi sahra-e-nau ijad kar
wusat-e-alam ba-qadr-e-yak-fughan pata hun main

chal gaya fikr-o-nazar par maddiyyat ka fareb
aadmi ko maut ki jaanib rawan pata hun main

rahzan pahne hue hain ab libas-e-rahbari
nur ke sae mein zulmat ko jawan pata hun main

marhaba ai aatish-e-dil aafrin ai soz-e-ishq
har-nafas mein ek hayat-e-jawidan pata hun main

baatin-e-zulmat mein hain suraj ki kirnen be-qarar
raat ko hangama-paira-e-sahar pata hun main

fash kar deta hai ek naghma mughanni ka maqam
aaine mein jauhar-e-aina-gar pata hun main

rang-mahlon mein ghazal-khwan hain amiran-e-kibar
khak par faqa-kashon ko nauhagar pata hun main

koi chandi ka pujari koi sone ka ghulam
aadamiyyat ko asir-e-sim-o-zar pata hun main

talkh thi mere liye kal tak sharab-e-zindagi
ab sharab-e-zindagi ko talkh-tar pata hun main