zamin badli falak badla mazaq-e-zindagi badla
tamaddun ke qadim aqdar badle aadmi badla
ḳhuda-o-ahrman badle vo iman-e-dui badla
hudud-e-ḳhair-o-shar badle mazaq-e-kafiri badla
na.e insan ka jab daur-e-ḳhud-na-agahi badla
rumuz-e-be-ḳhudi badle taqaza-e-ḳhudi badla
badalte ja rahe hain ham bhi duniya ko badalne men
nahin badli abhi duniya to duniya ko abhi badla
na.i manzil ke mir-e-karvan bhi aur hote hain
purane ḳhizr-e-rah badle vo tarz-e-rahbari badla
kabhi socha bhi hai ai nazm-e-kohna ke ḳhuda-vando
tumhara hashr kya hoga jo ye aalam kabhi badla
udhar pichhle se ahl-e-mal-o-zar par raat bhari hai
idhar bedari-e-jamhur ka andaz bhi badla
zahe soz-e-gham-e-adam ḳhusha saz-e-dil-e-adam
isi ik sham.a ki lau ne jahan-e-tirgi badla
na.e mansur hain sadiyon purane sheḳh-o-qazi hain
na fatve kufr ke badle na uzr-e-dar hi badla
bata.e to bata.e us ko teri shoḳhi-e-pinhan
tiri chashm-e-tavajjoh hai ki tarz-e-be-ruḳhi badla
ba-faiz-e-adam-e-ḳhaki zamin sona ugalti hai
usi zarre ne daur-e-mehr-o-mah-o-mushtari badla
sitare jagte hain raat laT chhaTka.e soti hai
dabe paanv kisi ne aa ke ḳhvab-e-zindagi badla
‘firaq’ ham-nava-e-‘mir’-o-‘ghalib’ ab na.e naghme
vo bazm-e-zindagi badli vo rang-e-sha.iri badla
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