ye zabta hai ki baatil ko mat kahun baatil
ye zabta hai ki girdab ko kahun sahil

ye zabta hai banun dast-o-bazu-e-qatil
ye zabta hai dhdakna bhi chhod de ye dil

ye zabta hai ki gham ko na gham kaha jae
ye zabta hai sitam ko karam kaha jae

bayan karun na kabhi apne dil ki haalat ko
na laun lab pe kabhi shikwa-o-shikayat ko

kamal-e-husn kahun aib ko jahaalat ko
kabhi jagaun na soi hui adalat ko

ye zabta hai haqiqat ko ek fasana kahun
ye zabta hai qafas ko hi aashiyana kahun

ye zabta hai kahun dasht ko gulistan-zar
khizan ke rup ko likkhun farogh-e-husn-e-bahaar

har ek dushman-e-jaan ko kahun main hamdam-o-yar
jo katti hai sar-e-haq wo chum lun talwar

khata-o-jurm kahun apni be-gunahi ko
sahar ka nur likhun raat ki siyahi ko

jo mitne wale hain un ke liye dawam likhun
sana yazid ki aur shimr par salam likhun

jo das raha hai watan ko na us ka nam likhun
samajh saken na jise log wo kalam likhun

darogh-goi ko sachchai ka payam kahun
jo rahzan hai use rahbar-e-awam kahun

mere junun ko na pahna sakoge tum zanjir
na ho sakega kabhi tum se mera zehn asir

jo dekhta hun jo sach hai karunga wo tahrir
mata-e-har-do-jahan bhi nahin baha-e-zamir

na de sakegi sahaara tumhein koi tadbir
fana tumhaara muqaddar baqa meri taqdir