sahaara de nahin sakte shikasta panw ko

kyun karo aKHtar ki baaten wo to ek diwana hai

kya karishma hai mere jazba-e-azadi ka

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

abhi bahaar ne sikhi kahan hai dil-jui

ye rang-o-kaif kahan tha shabab se pahle

dushmani ko bura na kah ai dost

ajib bhul-bhulayyan hai shahrah-e-hayat

bandagi teri KHudai se bahut hai aage

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

gulon ka zikr bahaaron mein kar chuke aKHtar

kuchh andhere hain abhi rah mein hail aKHtar

gul khilae na kahin fitna-e-dauran kuchh aur

yahi hain yaadgar-e-ghuncha-o-gul is zamane mein

kyun shikan paD gai hai abru par