zindagi tere liye bistar-e-sanjab-o-samur
aur mere liye afrang ki daryuza-gari

aafiyat-koshi-e-aba ke tufail
main hun darmanda-o-be-chaara adib

khasta-e-fikr-e-maash
para-e-nan-jawin ke liye mohtaj hain hum

main mere dost mere saikadon arbab-e-watan
yani afrang ke gulzaron ke phul

tujhe ek shaer-e-darmanda ki ummid na thi
mujh se jis roz sitara tera wabasta hua

tu samajhti thi ki ek roz mera zehn-e-rasa
aur mere ilm-o-hunar

bahr o bar se teri zinat ke guhar laenge
mere raste mein jo hail hon mere tira-nasib

kyun duaen tari be-kar na jaen
tere raaton ke sujud aur niyaz

(us ka bais mera ilhad bhi hai)
ai meri sham-e-shabistan-e-wafa

bhul ja mere liye
zindagi khwab ki aasuda faramoshi hai

tujhe malum hai mashriq ka khuda koi nahin
aur agar hai to sara-parda-e-nisyan mein hai

tu masarrat hai meri tu meri bedari hai
mujhe aaghosh mein le

do ana mil ke jahan-soz banen
aur jis ahd ki hai tujh ko duaon mein talash

aap hi aap huwaida ho jae