sitam-zada kai bashar qadam qadam pe the
shikasta dil shikasta ghar qadam qadam pe the
mile hain rahzanon ki saf men vo bhi aḳhirash
sharik-e-rah jo rahbar qadam qadam pe the
hua guzar hamara kaise shahr-e-ilm men
ki nukta-dan o dida-var qadam qadam pe the
hai kya ajab ki ḳhvab tha vo manzar-e-hasin
hazaron log ḳhush-nazar qadam qadam pe the
the jauq jauq as-pas kargas o uqaab
parind kuchh shikasta-par qadam qadam pe the
hamara ‘akbar’ ek hi ḳhuda tha aur bas!
nisar but-parast go sanam sanam pe the
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