sab mutma.in the sub.h kā aḳhbār dekh kar
ḳhā.if the ham navishta-e-dīvār dekh kar
munsif gavāh had hai ki mazlūm bik ga.e
qīmat lagī jo zarf-e-ḳharīdār dekh kar
maiñ boriyā-nashīn ġharīb-ul-vatan faqīr
hairāñ thā shān-o-shaukat-e-darbār dekh kar
nā-vāqif-e-rusūm-e-huzūrī thā ki gayā
sab dam-ba-ḳhud the jur.at-e-iz.hār dekh kar
aisā nahīñ ki sab the haqā.eq se nā-balad
bas bolte the chashm-e-sharar-bār dekh kar
tark-e-tavahhumāt ne be-faiz kar diyā
bhaTke the ham bhī jubba-o-dastār dekh kar
koshish maiñ kartā rahtā huuñ ġhazloñ meñ apnī 'tāj'
bāteñ banā.ūñ chashm-o-ruḳh-e-yār dekh kar