kya karishma hai mere jazba-e-azadi ka

chup raho to puchhta hai KHair hai

bacha bacha ke guzarna hai daman-e-hasti

ho koi mauj-e-tufan ya hawa-e-tund ka jhonka

rah par aa hi gae aaj bhaTakne wale

ek husn-e-mukammal hai to ek ishq-sarapa

dushmani ko bura na kah ai dost

hum jo luTe us shahr mein ja kar dukh logon ko kyun pahuncha

gham-e-dil ka asar har bazm mein hai

kyun shikan paD gai hai abru par

ye rang-o-kaif kahan tha shabab se pahle

sahaara de nahin sakte shikasta panw ko

abhi bahaar ne sikhi kahan hai dil-jui

kyun karo aKHtar ki baaten wo to ek diwana hai

zulm sahte rahe shukr karte rahe aai lab tak na ye dastan aaj tak