shama kaa mai kaa shafaq zaar kaa gulzaar kaa rang
— Ali Sardar Jafri
Sham.a kaa mai kaa shafaq-zaar kaa gulzaar kaa rang
Sab hain aur sab se judaa hai lab-e-deedaar kaa rang
Aks-e-saaqee se chamak uTThee hai saaghar kee jabeen
Aur Kuch tez huaa baada-e-gulnaar kaa rang
Shaikh men himmat-e-rindaan-e-qadah-khvaar kahaan
Ek hee jaam men aashufta hai dastaar kaa rang
Un ke aane ko chhupaa.oon to chhupaa.oon kyuun kar
Badlaa badlaa saa hai mere dar-o-deevaar kaa rang
Shafaq-e-sub.h-e-shahaadat se hai taabinda jabeen
Varna aalooda-e-khoon thaa ufuq-e-daar kaa rang
Aaftaabon kee tarah jaagee hai insaan kee jot
Jagmagaataa hai siraa parda-e-asraar kaa rang
Vaqt kee ruuh munavvar hai navaa se meree
Asr-e-nau men hai miree shokhee-e-afkaar kaa rang