hamare zehnon pe
kitni sadiyon ke

muhib andhere ki hukmarani mein
ek mehr-e-la-zawal chamka

tarik rahon ko raushni ka suragh mila
nigah-o-dil ko

nai manzilon
nai rifaton

nai azmaton
ka pata bata kar

amal ki ek sham-e-nau jala kar
jis ne

hamare wijdan-o-idrak ko jhinjhoda
ghunudgi ke shikar-e-ehsas ko jagaya

shuur ki be-hisi ko
ek irtiash ki kaifiyat ata ki

wo jaanta tha ki
zist ke is be-nur sahra mein

waqar-e-millat kahan nihan hai
uruj ki dastan ke aaghaz ka ujala kahan chhupa hai

wo jaanta tha
ki tarikh-e-aqwam-e-alam mein

zinda qaumon ki shanakht
ilm ki badaulat hai

aur
ilm se dur rahne wali qaumen

ek kasa-e-tahi ke siwa kuchh bhi nahin hain
use

is raaz-e-sar-basta ka irfan ho chuka tha
ki ilm hi hai

waqar-e-hasti
bahaar-e-hasti

isi liye aaj us ke dar par
jabin-e-alam jhuki hui hai