aabaad rahenge virane shadab rahengi zanjiren 
jab tak diwane zinda hain phulengi phalengi zanjiren 
aazadi ka darwaza bhi KHud hi kholengi zanjiren 
TukDe TukDe ho jaengi jab had se baDhengi zanjiren 
jab sab ke lab sil jaenge hathon se qalam chhin jaenge 
baatil se loha lene ka elan karengi zanjiren 
andhon bahron ki nagri mein yun kaun tawajjoh karta hai 
mahaul sunega dekhega jis waqt bajengi zanjiren 
jo zanjiron se bahar hain aazad unhen bhi mat samjho 
jab hath kaTenge zalim ke us waqt kaTengi zanjiren
        Ghazal
Aabaad rahenge virane shadab rahengi zanjiren
Hafeez Merathi

