kiran ko tum kis tarah andheron ki chadaron mein lapet doge
kiran to phutegi

aur andhere ki chadaren tar-tar hongi
lahu bahega

to raat dhal jaegi
kisi ki jabin se suraj ubal padenge

(2)
nida ye aai

ki kaj-kulahon ke taj chhino
ye takht taraj kar ke chhodo

in unche mahlon ko khak kar do
ye masnaden sab ukhad phenko

ye gurz-e-ahan
jo tum pe paiham baras raha hai

utho
badho

badh ke gurz-e-ahan ko apne hath mein tham lo
ye asa-e-musa banega

zulm-o-sitam ke phaniyar sapoliyon ko nigal hi lega
udas chehre khushi se yun tamtamae

jaise bahaar ke khwab jag utthe
chahaar-su ek shor-e-labbaik uth raha tha

jo kal talak ek be-bason ka hujum tha
aaj jo jarrar lashkar-e-pur-shikoh ban kar badha

to sab tajwar sabhi kaj-kulah sab shahryar
barg-e-khizan ki manind khak mein mil gae

faqat ek galim-poshon ka khun tha
jo sadaen deta raha

bahaaron ke qafilon ko
wo masnaden takht-o-taj unche mahal to qaem rahe

nae kaj-kulah aae
galim-poshon ka lashkar-e-pur-shikoh phir ek hujum ban kar bikhar gaya

khwab tut kar phir khizan ke patton ki tarah
mitti mein mil gae

phir wo gurz-e-ahan tha
takht-o-taj-e-shahi ka zamin

(3)
asa-e-musa ko kaun rokega

zulm-o-ghaarat-gari ke phaniyar sapoliye
kab tak dasenge

kabhi to hathon se nur phutega
aur zulmat-kadon mein suraj ubal padenge