raushni ki ek halki si kiran
zulm ke gahre andheron se uthi

dur ja kar jagmagati barf ke
koh-e-pur-anwar mein gum ho gai

phul nila aasman rukhsar-o-lab
us kiran ki rah mein yun aa gae

hum ki jo naqd-e-dil-o-jaan le ke sath
dard ki rahon pe the mahw-e-safar

apne hi aadarsh se sharma gae
hans raha hai waqt ka zakhmi kanwal

zindagi ki is sunahri mat par
ahl-e-dil phir bhi rawan hain su-e-dar

tohfa-e-jaan le ke apne hat par
hum ne chaha tha use har bazm mein

ab bhi chahenge use har mod par
qatl-gah-e-zindagi mein har ghadi

ab bhi dhundegi use apni nazar