ba-in gudaz ajab rang ka bayan hota
koi raqib jo apne bhi darmiyan hota

jhuka hua hai jo sar aaj tere qadmon par
agar na waqt bigadta to aastan hota

har ek rah pe gae aur ye bhulte hi gae
wo ek naqsh-e-qadam tha kahan kahan hota

tere nisar dil-e-ghair-mutmain pe na ja
use jo ishq bhi milta to imtihan hota

liya na wada-e-didar jaan kar warna
phir intizar ka yara hamein kahan hota

koi to rang-e-sukhan de ki log kahte hain
lagi thi aag to kuchh aag ka nishan hota

teri nazar ke talatum mein rah gaya warna
mera bhi nam tajammul-husain-khan hota

akele tum hi to is shahr mein nahin 'ali'
bura hi tha jo wo tum sa hi nukta-dan hota