majbur nahin fitrat-e-azad tumhaari
phir kyon nahin karte ho ghulami ka jigar chaak

qudrat ne tumhein ashraf-e-makhluq banaya
kyon khak hai ye pasti-e-afkar se namnak

jo qaum ho pasti ke khayalat pe mail
us qaum ko hasil nahin phir rifat-e-aflak

kyon gardish-e-ayyam ki karte ho shikayat
kyon wusat-e-afaq mein hote nahin bebak

insan bhi aazad hai fitrat bhi hai aazad
kyon rasm-e-ghulami se faza sari hai napak

'sahba' tujhe us qaum ka gham hai jise apni
haalat ke taghayyur ka na ehsas na idrak