zulm ke paao.n se jo phuul masal jaate hai.n
Khaar ban kar vahii patthar pe nikal aate hai.n 

phir bahaaro.n kii zaruurat nahii.n rahatii un ko
ye Khizaa.N me.n bhii ba.Dii shaan se khil jaate hai.n 

Guu.Nche vo milatii nahii.n hai jinhe.n aagosh ko_ii
vahii miTate hai.n to kiicha.D me.n kamal aate hai.n 

Dab-Dabaa_ii hu_ii aa.Nkho.n me.n na aa.Nnkhe.n Daalo
in me.n tuufaan hai.n chhe.D se machal jaate hai.n 

vo jo kal raunaq-e-faanuus thii aiwaan ke liye
aaj us shammaa se aiwaan dahal jaate hai.n 

dhuup thii tez to saaye bhii the paro.n ke tale
is ke Dhalate hii ruKh in ke bhii badal jaate hai.n 

hamane samajhaa hai zamaane ko ba.Dii der ke baad
ye vo Kha.njar hai.n jo apano pe bhii chal jaate hai.n 

hamako aataa nahii.n zaKhmo.n kii numaa_ish karanaa
Khud hii rote hai.n ta.Dapate hai.n bahal jaate hai.n 

jo samajhate hai.n hawabis ko vo khilona kii tarah
un se tuufaan bhii bach-bach ke nikal jaate hai.n 

azm-vaale kabhii himmat nahii.n haaraa karate
ashk ’Azra’ ke ye kah kah ke samhal jaate hai.n 

Khizaa.N ke rang me.n abhii bahaar baaqii hai
chiraaG-e-sahar hai par intazaar baaqii hai 

hame.n salaam karo ai havaadis-e-dauraa.N
tumhaare saath hai.n phir bhii qaraar baaqii hai 

guzar chukaa hai ummiido.n kaa qaafilaa kab kaa
raah-e-yaqiin pe ab bhii Gubaar baaqii hai 

hame.n pukaar lo jab chaaho ham mile.nge vahii.n
mile hai.n Khaak me.n lekin vaqaar baaqii hai 

ik tum ke dil me.n dard kisii Gair ke liye
ik ham ke dard ban gaye Khud aap ke liye

ham apane aashiyaane me.n tere mu.ntazir
tum ti.nke chun rahe the kisii aur ke liye

ham jaanate hai.n dil me.n tumhaare nahii.n hai.n ham
jo Khat tumhaarii aa.Nkho.n me.n the ham ne pa.Dh liye

Gam hai ke tuu ne luuT liyaa aitamaad ko
ik daaG de diye hai.n hame.n umr ke liye

qaatil kii is adaa pe bhii qurbaan jaaye
Khud de ke zahar aa.Nkho.n me.n aa.Nsuu bhii bhar liye

thii kaun sii Khataa ke milii jis kii ye sazaa
hamane to umr bhar tere nqash-e-qadam liye

"Azra" ye maanaa bojh hai ab tujh pe zindagii
par zindagii to terii nahii.n hai tere liye