اک زندہ حقیقت مرے سینے میں ہے مستور
کیا سمجھے گا وہ جس کی رگوں میں ہے لہو سرد
Ik zinda haqiqat mire sine mein hai mastur
Kya samjhega vo jis ki ragon mein hai lahu sard
نے پردہ، نہ تعلیم، نئی ہو کہ پرانی
نسوانیت زن کا نگہباں ہے فقط مرد
Nai parda na taalim nai ho ki purani
Nisvaniyat-e-zan ka nigahban hai faqat mard
جس قوم نے اس زندہ حقیقت کو نہ پایا
اس قوم کا خورشید بہت جلد ہوا زرد
Jis qaum ne is zinda haqiqat ko na paya
Us qaum ka khurshid bahut jald hua zard
Source: Zarb-e-Kalim (1936), section "Aurat" — nazm
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