ki pehli kiran jab utri hai is chaman mein
to har kali ne diya hai paigham apne dahan mein
uTho ki Dhali hai naya savera aaya
har dard ke andhere mein ik diya jhilmilaaya
ye zindagi to safar hai isi mein chalte rehna
jo gham bhi aaye to hans ke usi ko sehte rehna
umeed ka ye diya hai dil mein jalaaye rakhna
ye Chakbast ki sada hai sada muskuraaye rakhna
zindagi kya hai anaasir mein zuhoor-e-tarteeb
maut kya hai inhi ajzaa ka pareshaan hona
khaak-e-watan ka mujh ko har zarra devta hai
ulfat ka jis se mujh ko dam bhar ko vaasta hai
ye samajhte the ki paas-e-vafa karte hain
lo vo bhi keh diya ki ham jafaa karte hain
fitrat ki ek shay hai jise ham kahein hain dil
mauj-e-naseem-e-subah hai ya dard ka asar
umeed-e-sahar le ke chala hoon shab-e-gham mein
manzil to nahin hai magar ek raah to nikli
vatan ki raah mein jo sar kaTaaye jaate hain
unhi ke naam se ye baagh muskuraate hain