Wo har muqam se pahle wo har muqam k bad
sehar thi sham se pahle sehar hai sham ke bad
her inqlab-e-mubarak har inqlab-e-azab
shikast-e-jam se phale shikast-e-jam k bad
mujh pe itni tavajo mujh se itna gurez
mre salam se phale mere salam ke bad
charag-e-bazm-e-sitam hain hmara hal na poch
jale the sham se phale bujhe hain sham ke bad
ye rat kuch bhi nahin thi ye rat sab kuch hai
tulu-e-jam se pahle tulu-e-jam ke bad
wohi zuban wohi baten magar hai kitna farq
tumhare nam se pahle tumhare nam k bad
hayat giriya-e-shabanam hayaat raqs-e-sharar
tere payam se pahle tere payam k bad
ye tarz-e-fiqr ye rang-e-sukhan kahaan qabil
tere kalam se pahle tere kalam ke bad