A Tribute to Mahatma

Jab har tarf andhera tha to deep jalaya tumne
Ek ujre chaman ko yun basaya tumne

Farq haq aur batil ka samjhaya humko
Paigham-e-mohabbat yun phailaya tumne

Phir chor chale tanha, gum ho gaye tum
Kyon aur kab yeh bhi na bataya tumne

Kis qadar sab ko zaroorat hai tumhari
Kya sonch kar daman churaya tumne

Hai yaqeen dil main ki phir milenge
Aisa rishta humara sajaya tumne

Zindagi main inteqaal ki hasrat hai bepanaah
Maut ka munatazir jo banaya tumne