ye sanson ke chalne ko kyon zindagi ki alamat kaha hai
ye sansen to muflis ki bhi chal rahi hain

gharibi ke shoale nigalna
aur is sans ki khasta rassi pe chalna [...]

samajhdar shair ne ahl-e-sitam ki samaat ke dar ko bahut zor se khatkhataya
falak ke badan se lahu ris raha tha jise dekh kar ye zamin khun-alud qai kar rahi thi

janaze bhi qabron se bahar nikalne lage the
ye barud se khun ham-bistari karne ke baad viran raste pe phaila hua tha [...]

sulagne wale nagar ki raushan sadak pe koi
phata purana libas pahne ye kah rahi thi

hawas parasto! mere batn se gire janaze tumhaare chehre pe thukte hain
kai gul-e-nau-damida apni phati qabaon pe ro rahe hain [...]

lo id aai ai dil ba-sad shan-o-shaukat
khushi har taraf har taraf hai masarrat

hawa ga rahi hai khushi ke tarane
falak pe hai chhaya hua abr-e-rahmat [...]

abhi main raushni mein hun mera kirdar zinda hai
meri tahrir zinda hai meri guftar zinda hai

abhi sanson mein garmi hai abhi raftar zinda hai
ragon mein daudte phirte lahu ki dhaar zinda hai [...]

tishnagi kab bujhegi sahra ki
abr kab chahaton ke barsenge

kab talak ai iraq ki dharti
tere bachche dawa ko tarsenge [...]