zindagi tere liye bistar-e-sanjab-o-samur
aur mere liye afrang ki daryuza-gari
afiyat-koshi-e-aba ke tufail
main huun darmanda-o-be-chara adiib
khasta-e-fikr-e-maash
para-e-nan-javin ke liye mohtaj hain ham
main mire dost mire saikadon arbab-e-vatan
yaani afrang ke gulzaron ke phuul
tujhe ik shaer-e-darmanda ki ummid na thi
mujh se jis roz sitara tira vabasta hua
tu samajhti thi ki ik roz mira zehn-e-rasa
aur mire ilm-o-hunar
bahr o bar se tiri zinat ke guhar laenge
mere raste men jo haail hon mire tira-nasib
kyuun duaen tari be-kar na jaaen
tere raton ke sujud aur niyaz
(us ka baais mira ilhad bhi hai)
ai miri sham-e-shabistan-e-vafa
bhuul ja mere liye
zindagi khvab ki asuda faramoshi hai
tujhe maalum hai mashriq ka khuda koi nahin
aur agar hai to sara-parda-e-nisyan men hai
tu ”masarrat” hai miri tu miri ”bedari” hai
mujhe aghosh men le
do ”ana” mil ke jahan-soz banen
aur jis ahd ki hai tujh ko duaon men talash
aap hi aap huvaida ho jaae