kuchh aise rup mein aaya hai fitna-e-hazir
tamiz-e-dostan o dushmanan bhi mushkil hai

hai phir zarurat-e-iqbaal tarbiyat ke liye
wagarna qaum par ye imtihan bhi mushkil hai

hujum-e-kam-nazran se hain raste masdud
dalil-e-rah kahan ab to karwan bhi nahin

tadap ke gum hui bang-e-dara fazaon mein
ki zindagi ka yahan dur tak nishan bhi nahin

ye wo zamin to nahin tu ne jis ko chaha tha
yahan to phut hai nafrat hai khud-parasti hai

ghanim-e-shahar ki diwar tak chala aaya
idhar ye haal ki aapas ki chira-dasti hai

nigah buland sukhan dil-nawaz jaan pur-soz
hum aise rah-numa ke liye taraste rahe

magar ye apna muqaddar ki rahzanon ke sabab
qadam qadam pe uthae fareb-e-zakhm sahe

awam ko rahi fikr-e-maash har lamha
mudabbiron ne bhi chaha yahi ghanimat hai

shuur jag utha to ye hum pe fash hua
hamara daur hai apni bhi qadr-o-qimat hai

shuur jag utha hai yahi ghanimat hai
khudi ke zor se khud ikhtiyar bhi honge

hamara daur ab aaya is e'timad ki khair
hamare nam payam-e-bahaar bhi honge

hum apne chand sitare ki aabru ke amin
lahu se millat-e-baiza ko raushni denge

salam shair-e-mashriq ke shahkar-e-jamil
hum apne azm-o-amal ka subut bhi denge