sari musibaton ko jo hans hans ke sah gae
dar-e-fana mein sirf wahi zinda rah gae

wo josh tha ki phand gae kohsar bhi
wo azm tha ki utthe to ta-mehr-o-mah gae

sinon mein sabr-o-zabt ki wo tez aag thi
zulm-o-sitam ke koh-e-giran gal ke bah gae

tarikiyon ko matla-e-anwar kah gae
zulm-o-sitam ko tala-e-bedar kah gae

ta-umr yun to mohr-ba-lab hi rahe magar
afsana-e-bulandi-e-kirdar kah gae

aai koi bala to lagaya use gale
tuta koi sitam to use pyar kah gae

kadki kaman to us ko kiya naghma-e-hayat
khanjar kabhi chubha to use khar kah gae

roke gae to aur badhi quwwat-e-amal
zakhmi hue to jism ko gulnar kah gae

tauq-o-rasan ko nam diya zulf dost ka
zindan ko saya-e-mizha-e-yar kah gae

husn-e-hayat ke wo ada-ashna ki jo
har qatl-gah ko misr ka bazar kah gae

kis aan-ban ke wo shahidan-e-qaum the
jo tegh ko bhi abru-e-khamdar kah gae

yaadash-ba-khair khak-e-watan teri god mein
kya log the jo dar ko dildar kah gae