Major-ishaq ki yaad mein

lo tum bhi gae hum ne to samjha tha ki tum ne
bandha tha koi yaron se paiman-e-wafa aur

ye ahd ki ta-umr rawan sath rahoge
raste mein bichhaD jaenge jab ahl-e-safa aur

hum samjhe the sayyaad ka tarkash hua KHali
baqi tha magar us mein abhi tir-e-qaza aur

har KHar rah-e-dasht-e-watan ka hai sawali
kab dekhiye aata hai koi aabla-pa aur

aane mein tammul tha agar roz-e-jaza ko
achchha tha Thahar jate agar tum bhi zara aur