inqilaabaat-e-dahar kee buniyaad
haq jo haqadaar tak nahin pahuncha
is taraf se guzare the qaafile bahaaron ke
aaj tak sulagate hain zakhm rahaguzaaron ke
barataree ke suboot kee khaatir
khoon bahaana hee kya zarooree hai
aao is teera-bakht duniya mein
fikr kee raushanee ko aam karen
jang iflaas aur gulaamee se
amn behatar nizaam kee khaatir
ye kis maqaam pe pahuncha diya zamaane ne
ki ab hayaat pe tera bhee ikhtiyaar nahin
tum ne sirf chaaha hai ham ne chhoo ke dekhe hain
pairahan ghataon ke jism barq-paaron ke
udhar bhee khaak udee hai idhar bhee khaak udee
jahaan jahaan se bahaaron ke kaaravaan nikale
bahut ghutan hai koee soorat-e-bayaan nikale
agar sada na uthe kam se kam fugaan nikale
kis manzil-e-muraad kee jaanib ravaan hain ham
ai rah-ravaan-e-khaak-basar poochhate chalo
sher of Sahir Ludhianvi