kisi ki phir mere dil par hukumat hoti jati hai
ilahi kaisi majburi ki surat hoti jati hai

maza dene lagi ai 'soz' ab be-tabi-e-dil bhi
tabiat mahram-e-raaz-e-mohabbat hoti jati hai [...]

kisi ki bewafai par wo akasr yaad aate hain
jo dekhe the meri aankhon ne manzar yaad aate hain

khalish ai 'soz' dil ki ab talak mere nahin jati
jo hathon mein the yaron ke wo patthar yaad aate hain [...]

hum to apne dil pe sare sanehe sah jaenge
han magar aansu gire to dastan kah jaenge

wo chala jaega ek din mujh ko tanha chhod kar
darmiyan mein furqaton ke fasle rah jaenge [...]

nadi nale samundar aur dariya par karte hain
agar sahra muqabil ho use gulzar karte hain

'ziya' suraj hatheli par saja lena to aasan hai
zamane ka jo mustaqbil hai hum tayyar karte hain [...]

main moallim hun ki tadris hai mera shewa
na-mohazzab ko main tahzib ki zau deta hun

meri hasti hai 'ziya' khalq o murawwat ka charagh
main zamane ko nae azm ki lau deta hun [...]

ab kahan tak but-kade mein sarf-e-iman kijiye
ta-kuja ishq-e-butan mein sust paiman kijiye

hai yahi behtar aligarh ja ke sayyad se kahun
mujh se chanda lijiye mujh ko musalman kijiye [...]