so ab ye shart-e-hayat thahri
ki shahar ke sab najib afrad
apne apne lahu ki hurmat se munharif ho ke jiina sikhen
vo sab aqide ki in gharanon men
un ki ankhon ke rangton ki tarah tasalsul se chal rahe the
suna hai batil qarar paae
vo sab vafadariyan ki jin par lahu ke vaade halaf hue the
vo aaj se maslahat ki ghadiyan shumar hongi
badan ki vabastagi ka kya zikr
ruuh ke ahd-name tak faskh maane jaaen
khamoshi-o-maslahat-pasandi men khairiyat hai
magar mire shahr-e-munharif men
abhi kuchh aise ghayyur-o-sadiq ba-qaid-e-jan hain
ki harf-e-inkar jin ki qismat nahin bana hai
so hakim-e-shahr jab bhi apne ghulam-zade
unhen giraftar karne bheje
to saath men ek ek ka shajra-e-nasb bhi ravana karna
aur un ke hamrah sard patthar men chunne dena
ki aaj se jab
hazar-ha saal baad ham bhi
kisi zamane ke tekslaya hadappa ban kar talashe jaaen
to us zamane ke log
ham ko
kahin bahut kam-nasab na janen