Zulmat ko ziya sarsar ko saba bande ko KHuda kya likhna

zulmat ko ziya sarsar ko saba bande ko KHuda kya likhna
patthar ko guhar diwar ko dar kargas ko huma kya likhna

ek hashr bapa hai ghar mein dam ghuTta hai gumbad-e-be-dar mein
ek shaKHs ke hathon muddat se ruswa hai watan duniya-bhar mein

ai dida-waro is zillat ko qismat ka likha kya likhna
zulmat ko ziya sarsar ko saba bande ko KHuda kya likhna

ye ahl-e-hashm ye dara-o-jam sab naqsh bar-ab hain ai hamdam
miT jaenge sab parwarda-e-shab ai ahl-e-wafa rah jaenge hum

ho jaan ka ziyan par qatil ko masum-ada kya likhna
zulmat ko ziya sarsar ko saba bande ko KHuda kya likhna

logon pe hi hum ne jaan wari ki hum ne hi unhi ki gham-KHwari
hote hain to hon ye hath qalam shaer na banenge darbari

iblis-numa insanon ki ai dost sana kya likhna
zulmat ko ziya sarsar ko saba bande ko KHuda kya likhna

haq baat pe koDe aur zindan baatil ke shikanje mein hai ye jaan
insan hain ki sahme baiThe hain KHunKHar darinde hain raqsan

is zulm-o-sitam ko lutf-o-karam is dukh ko dawa kya likhna
zulmat ko ziya sarsar ko saba bande ko KHuda kya likhna

har sham yahan sham-e-viran aaseb-zada raste galiyan
jis shahr ki dhun mein nikle the wo shahr dil-e-barbaad kahan

sahra ko chaman ban kar gulshan baadal ko rida kya likhna
zulmat ko ziya sarsar ko saba bande ko KHuda kya likhna

ai mere watan ke fankaro zulmat pe na apna fan waro
ye mahl-saraon ke basi qatil hain sabhi apne yaro

wirse mein hamein ye gham hai mila is gham ko naya kya likhna
zulmat ko ziya sarsar ko saba bande ko KHuda kya likhna