rasul-e-maslub ke do hazar barson ke baad ye waqia hua
ye us zamane ki baat hai jab rasul-e-khurshid ras-ul-aflak par chamakta tha

wo ek zamistan ki nim-shab ka saman tha
wo nim-shab ek raqiq chadar na jaane kab se zamin ke murdar kalbad par

padi hui hai aur us ke masmum rauzanon se gale sade jism ka taffun ubal raha hai
shajar hajar dhund ke kafan mein chhupi hui khamushi ke sine mein chubh rahe the

anasir-e-waqt munjamid the
tamam ruhen fishaar-e-marqad mein mubtila thin

aur aise hangam mein ek aawaz-e-nur afgan
zuhur-e-khurshid ki bashaarat se dasht o dar ko jala rahi thi

hazar-ha shab-gazidgan ke hujum se main ne us ko dekha
wo khun-e-adam mein apni zinda khizan-zada ungliyan duboe khada tha

hujum se ek ek gunahgar ko bulata aur us ke mathe pe kalma-e-subh likh raha tha
tamam murde khizan-zada ungliyon ke chhune se jagte the

gunahgar-e-nafs tha main bhi
ummid-war-e-shifa tha main bhi

phir us zamistan ki nim-shab mein hazar lamhat shaq guzre
aur ek lamhe ne mere zakhm-e-jigar ko chhu kar kaha

madawa-e-gham ki saat qarib hai
sajda-rez ho ja

ye us zamane ki baat hai jab zamin ke be-shumar murde lahu ka baptisma le rahe the
lahu ka baptisma le rahe hain

rasul-e-khurshid ki sada bhi to mar gai thi kohar mein wo kho gaya aur
usi zamistan ki nim-shab mein khabar mili hai

usi shabistan-e-nur-o-nikhat mein be-kafan lash par wo baitha hua hai
apne khizan-zada hath se kisi ke lahu ki taqtir kar raha hai

aur apne kase ko bhar raha hai
khabar mili hai,

lahu wo khurshid ka lahu hai