kal main jab aalam-e-tanhai mein tha dil ne chupke se kaha koi rangin sa afsana sunao koi mazi ka junun-khez tarana chhedo koi sarshaari-e-ulfat ki kahani doharao main zara der to khamosh raha dekh kar dil ko magar main ne musalsal betab us ki taskin ki khatir ye kaha mera mazi ki hai yaadon ka mazar apne hathon jise tamir kiya hai main ne ab bhala kyun use mismar karun ab ba-juz khak ke is qabr mein kya rakkha hai zindagi jis se ibarat thi wo aashufta-sari tajraba ban ke meri ruh mein paiwasta hai bite lamhe kabhi wapas nahin aate ai dil ye jahan rah-e-amal hai jis par karwan lamhon ke din-raat badhe jate hain uf wo kam-fahm jo raste mein thahar jate hain apne hi mazi ke marqad ke mujawar ban kar aur marqad pe jalate hain jo ashkon ke charagh zindagi girya nahin naghma hai zindagi khar nahin ghuncha hai zindagi rakh nahin shoala hai zindagi mauj-e-saba hai ai dil zindagi gul ke mahakne ki ada hai ai dil mujh ko ehsas hai ab khak-e-watan ko hai zarurat meri gulshan-e-amn-o-mohabbat ko hai hajat meri tujh ko ai dil mera naghma ban kar chhup ke is khak ke zarron mein dhdakna hoga rah ke har ghuncha ke pahlu mein chatakna hoga ai mere dil tujhe us tarah dhdakna hoga ye sipahi ye mere desh ke khuddar jawan jin ke hathon mein hain aazadi-e-insan ke nishan mujh ko mahsus ho main bhi hun unhin mein shamil ai mere dil tujhe is tarah dhdakna hoga ilm-o-science ke aflak ke raushan mahtab jin ki aankhon mein pala karte hain takhliq ke khwab mujh ko mahsus ho main bhi hun unhin mein shamil ai mere dil tujhe is tarah dhdakna hoga ye mere desh ke mazdur ye dahqan ye awam jin ke hathon mein hai tamir-o-taraqqi ki lagam mujh ko mahsus ho main bhi hun unhin mein shamil main tahi-dast hun kya pesh-e-watan nazr karun jaan-o-dil fikr-o-nazar azmat-e-fan nazr karun