zameen badlii falak badlaa mazaaq e zindagii badlaa
— Firaq Gorakhpuri
Zameen badlee falak badlaa mazaaq-e-zindagee badlaa
Tamaddun ke qadeem aqdaar badle aadmee badlaa
Khuda-o-ahrman badle wo eemaan-e-duee badlaa
Hudood-e-khair-o-shar badle mazaaq-e-kaafiree badlaa
Na.e insaan kaa jab daur-e-khud-naa-aagahee badlaa
Rumooz-e-be-khudee badle taqaazaa-e-khudee badlaa
Badalte jaa rahe hain ham bhee Dunya ko badalne men
Nahin badlee abhee Dunya to Dunya ko abhee badlaa
Na.ee manzil ke meer-e-kaarvaan bhee aur hote hain
Puraane khizr-e-rah badle wo tarz-e-rahbaree badlaa
Kabhi sochaa bhee hai ai nazm-e-kohna ke khuda-vando
Tumhaaraa hashr kya hogaa jo ye aalam kabhi badlaa
Udhar pichhle se ahl-e-maal-o-zar par raat bhaaree hai
Idhar bedaaree-e-jamhoor kaa andaaz bhee badlaa
Zahe soz-e-gham-e-aadam khushaa saaz-e-dil-e-aadam
Isee ik sham.a kee lau ne jahaan-e-teergee badlaa
Na.e mansoor hain sadiyon puraane shekh-o-qaazee hain
Na fatve kufr ke badle na uzr-e-daar hee badlaa
Bataa.e to bataa.e us ko teree shokhee-e-pinhaan
Tiree chashm-e-tavajjoh hai ki tarz-e-be-rukhee badlaa
Ba-faiz-e-aadam-e-khaakee zameen sonaa ugaltee hai
Usee zarre ne daur-e-mehr-o-maah-o-mushtaree badlaa
Sitaare jaagte hain raat laT chhaTkaa.e sotee hai
Dabe paanv kisee ne aa ke khvaab-e-zindagee badlaa
'firaaq'-e-ham-navaa-e-'meer'-o-'ghaalib' ab na.e naghme
Wo bazm-e-zindagee badlee wo rang-e-shaa.iree badlaa