ao ki koee khvab bunean kal ke vaste
varana ye rat aj ke sangin daur ki
das legi jan-o-dil ko kuchh aise ki jan-o-dil
ta-umr phir n koee hasian khvab bun sakean[1]
go ham se bhagati rahi ye tez-gam umr
khvaboan ke asare pe kati hai tamam umr[2]
zulfoan ke khvab, hoanthoan ke khvab, aur badan ke khvab
meraj-e-fan ke khvab, kamal-e-sukhan ke khvab[3]
tahazib-e-zindagi ke, farog-e-vatan ke khvab
zindaan ke khvab, koocha-e-dar-o-rasan ke khvab[4]
ye khvab hi to apani javani ke pas the
ye khvab hi to apane amal ke asas the
ye khvab mar gaye haian to be-rang hai hayat
yooan hai ki jaise dast-e-tah-e-sang hai hayat[5]
ao ki koee khvab bunean kal ke vaste
varana ye rat aj ke sangin daur ki
das legi jan-o-dil ko kuchh aise ki jan-o-dil
ta-umr phir n koee hasian khvab bun sakean
