ye sehhat-bakhsh tadka ye sahar ki jalwa-samani
ufuq sara bana jata hai daman-e-chaman jaise

chhalakti raushni tarikiyon pe chhai jati hai
udae naziyat ki lash par koi kafan jaise

ubalti surkhiyon ki zad pe hain halqe siyahi ke
padi ho aag mein bikhri ghulami ki rasan jaise

shafaq ki chadaren rangin faza mein thartharaati hain
udae lal jhanda ishtiraki anjuman jaise

chali aati hai sharmai lajai hur-e-bedari
bhare ghar mein qadam tham tham ke rakhti hai dulhan jaise

faza gunji hui hai subh ke taza taranon se
surud-e-fath par hain surkh faujen naghma-zan jaise

hawa ki narm lahren gudgudati hain umangon ko
jawan jazbaat se karta ho chuhlen bankpan jaise

ye sada sada gardun pe tabassum-afrin suraj
pai-dar-pai kaamyabi se ho stalin magan jaise

sahar ke aaine mein dekhta hun husn-e-mustaqbil
utar aai hai chashm-e-shauq mein 'kaifi' kiran jaise