ye bujhi si sham ye sahmi hui parchhaiyan
khun-e-dil bhi is faza mein rang bhar sakta nahin

aa utar aa kanpte honton pe ai mayus aah
saqf-e-zindan par koi parwaz kar sakta nahin

jhilmilae meri palkon pe mah-o-khur bhi to kya?
is andhere ghar mein ek tara utar sakta nahin

lut li zulmat ne ru-e-hind ki tabindagi
raat ke kandhe pe sar rakh kar sitare so gae

wo bhayanak aandhiyan, wo abtari, wo khalfashaar
karwan be-rah ho nikla, musafir kho gae

hain isi aiwan-e-be-dar mein yaqinan rahnuma
aa ke kyun diwar tak naqsh-e-qadam gum ho gae

dekh ai josh-e-amal wo saqf ye diwar hai
ek rauzan khol dena bhi koi dushwar hai