sarfaroshi ki tamannaa ab hamaare dil mein hai — Bismil Azimabadi

na apne zabt ko rusvaa karo sataa ke mujhe
khudaa ke vaaste dekho na muskuraa ke mujhe

ek din vo din the rone pe hansaa karte the ham
ek ye din hain ki ab hansne pe ronaa aae hai

ik ghalat sajde se kyaa hotaa hai vaaiz kuchh na puchh
umr bhar ki sab riyaazat khaak mein mil jaae hai

ye zindagi bhi koi zindagi hui 'bismil'
na ro sake na kabhi hans sake Thikaane se

aazaadi ne baazu bhi salaamat nahin rakkhe
ai taaqat-e-parvaaz tujhe laaein kahaan se

kyaa karein jaam-o-subu haath pakaD lete hain
ji to kahtaa hai ki uTh jaaiye mai-khaane se

zindagi phaili hui thi shaam-e-hijraan ki tarah
kis ko itnaa hausla thaa kaun ji kar dekhtaa

hausla sab ne baDhaayaa hai mire munsif kaa
tum bhi inaam koi meri sazaa par likh do

himmat-e-tark-e-vafaa Duub gai
kis ne aankhon mein utaaraa dariyaa

ye jazba-e-talab to miraa mar na jaaegaa
tum bhi agar miloge to ji bhar na jaaegaa

thi hausle ki baat zamaane mein zindagi
qadmon kaa faasla bhi yahaan ek jast thaa

nikal ke khuld se un ko mili khilaafat-e-arz
nikaale jaane ki tohmat hamaare sar aai