ye alag baat ki vo dil se kisee aur ka tha
baat to us ne hamaaree bhee ba-zaahir rakkhee
baja hai zindagee se ham bahut rahe naaraaz
magar batao khafa tum se bhee kabhoo hue hain
kisee ke raaste kee khaak mein pade hain zafar
mata-e-umr yahee aajizee nikalatee hai
sab bade zom se aae the nae soorat-gar
sab ke daaman se vahee khvaab puraane nikale
na-khuda chhod gae beech bhanvar mein to zafar
ek tinake ke sahaare ne kaha bismillaah
kaas-e-dard lie kab se khade sochate hain
dast-e-imkaan se kya cheez na jaane nikale
ye ahad kya hai ki sab par giraan guzarata hai
ye kya tilism hai kya imtihaan guzarata hai
ik khauf-e-dushmanee jo taaaqub mein sab ke hai
ik harf-e-lutf jo kaheen gaeb hai shahar mein
khayaal-e-taaza se karate hain khvaab-e-nau takhleeq
zafar zameenen naee aasamaan se kheenchate hain
ik aisa vaqt bhee sair-e-chaman mein dekha hai
kalee ke seene se jab be-kalee nikalatee hai