na hoñge ham to ye rañg-e-gulistāñ kaun dekhegā

bahāroñ se hī taḳhrīb-e-bahārāñ kaun dekhegā

sar-e-mahshar jafāoñ kī shikāyat bar-mahal lekin

phir in māsūm nazroñ ko pashīmāñ kaun dekhegā

bajā hai laala o gul kī tabāhī kā tasavvur bhī

magar ye manzar-e-mahshar-ba-dāmāñ kaun dekhegā

mujhe taslīm hai qaid-e-qafas se maut behtar hai

nasheman par hujūm-e-barq-o-bārāñ kaun dekhegā

hasīñ tābīr-e-mustaqbil sahī is kī magar 'anvar'

na.e fitnoñ kā ab ḳhvāb-e-pareshāñ kaun dekhegā