So Ab Ye Shart-E-Hayat Thahri

Nazam

So ab ye shart-e-hayat Thahri
Ki shahar ke sab najib afrad
Apne apne lahu ki hurmat se munharif ho ke jina sikhen

Wo sab aqide ki in gharanon mein
Un ki aankhon ke rangton ki tarah tasalsul se chal rahe the
Suna hai baatil qarar pae

Wo sab wafadariyan ki jin par lahu ke wade halaf hue the
Wo aaj se maslahat ki ghadiyan shumar hongi

Badan ki wabastagi ka kya zikr
Ruh ke ahd-name tak faskh mane jaen

Khamoshi-o-maslahat-pasandi mein khairiyat hai
Magar mere shahr-e-munharif mein
Abhi kuchh aise ghayyur-o-sadiq ba-qaid-e-jaan hain
Ki harf-e-inkar jin ki qismat nahin bana hai
So hakim-e-shahr jab bhi apne ghulam-zade
Unhen giraftar karne bheje
To sath mein ek ek ka shajra-e-nasb bhi rawana karna

Aur un ke hamrah sard patthar mein chunne dena
Ki aaj se jab
Hazar-ha sal baad hum bhi
Kisi zamane ke Tekslaya hadappa ban kar talashe jaen
To us zamane ke log
Hum ko
Kahin bahut kam-nasab na jaanen