har ek dilruba mila
har ek ba-wafa mila

jise tha pas-e-dosti
wahi utha badha mila

nashist jis ki dur thi
qarib aa gaya mila

peshawar aane ka mujhe
sahi jo lutf tha mila

hansi mili khushi mili
khudi mili khuda mila

raqib tha khicha khicha
habib tha ghula mila

nazar nazar ada ada
main dekhta chala gaya

gulon mein zindagi mili
chaman mein dilkashi mili

khushi gale lagi mili
mili hansi khushi mili

chaman chaman rawish rawish
bahaar husn ki mili

kahin banawaten milin
kahin pe sadgi mili

kahin pe zulmaten milin
kahin pe raushni mili

nazar kisi nigah se
kabhi hati kabhi mili

na tha koi jo tokta
main dekhta chala gaya

har ek samt khan hain
shakil hain jawan hain

na nun hain na nan hain
ye sab ke sab pathan hain

jihad in ki shan hai
jihad ki ye shan hain

ye ghaziyon ke hain pisar
mujahidon ki jaan hain

ye sab khuda-parast hain
khudi ke tarjuman hain

badi badi haweliyan
bade bade nishan hain

nazara-ha-e-dilruba
main dekhta chala gaya

'ajib chiz hai yahan
hasin raat ka saman

nigah jis taraf karo
chamak rahi hain bijliyan

hasin log chaar-su
sadak pe hain rawan-dawan

'imaraton ke samne
jhuka hua hai aasman

ki dekhne ki chiz hain
idhar udhar yahan wahan

secretariyon ki motaren
kamishnaron ki kothiyan

bahaar thi nikhaar tha
main dekhta chala gaya

ye khush-libas ladkiyan
hasin hasin jawan jawan

husul-e-‘ilm ke liye
qadam qadam rawan-dawan

khushi se dil mahak uthe
nazar padi jahan-jahan

khuli hui kitab mein
sharafaton ki dastan

haqiqaten simat gain
thahar ke dam liya jahan

sharab ki misal hain
shabab ki ye surkhiyan

ye inqalab ki ada
main dekhta chala gaya

hakim bhi hain pir bhi
amir bhi kabir bhi

assembly mein jalwa-gar
bade bade wazir bhi

ki jin ke wotaron mein hain
aqil bhi kasir bhi

unhin ke dam se aaj hai
ye shahr-e-be-nazir bhi

hamare leaderon mein hain
shahir bhi basir bhi

muqim is maqam par
hain ek do safir bhi

yunhi bas ittifaq tha
main dekhta chala gaya

gharib log ba-wafa
amin-e-ghairat-o-haya

dhani hain apni baat ke
nahin hai khauf jaan ka

masarraton ki baat kar
musibaton ka zikr kya

kabhi jo waqt aa pada
bura bhala guzar gaya

dahi qadim baat hai
na kuchh ghata na kuchh badha

ki shukr jin ki shan hai
shikayaton se un ko kya

phata hua libas tha
main dekhta chala gaya

ye sha'iron ki bazm hai
ki 'arsa-gah-e-razm hai

tarah tarah ki boliyan
alag alag hain toliyan

sukhan mein koi fard hai
kisi ka rang zard hai

hain in mein shahsawar bhi
buzurg-e-ba-waqar bhi

sabhi mein ye kamal hai
har ek jagah ye haal hai

mariz ho ki ho maraz
mujhe kisi se kya gharaz

musha’era zarur tha
main dekhta chala gaya