bacha ke rakkha hai jis ko ghurub-e-jaan ke liye ye ek subh to hai sair-e-bostan ke liye chalen kahin to siyah-dil zamanon mein hongi faraghaten bhi is ek sidq-e-raegan ke liye likhe hain lauhon par jo murda lafz un mein jien is apni zist ke asrar ke bayan ke liye pukarti rahi bansi bhatak gae rewad nae giyah nae chashma-e-rawan ke liye sahar ko nikla hun meinh mein akela kis ke liye darakht abr hua bu-e-ham-rahan ke liye sawad-e-nur se dekhen to tab suragh mile ki kis maqam ki zulmat hai kis jahan ke liye to raushni ke malide mein rizq ki khatir main raushnai ke gude mein aab-o-nan ke liye taras rahe hain sada khisht khisht lamhon ke des jo mere dil mein hai is shahr-e-be-makan ke liye ye nain jalti lawon jiti nekiyon wale ghane bahishton ka saya hain arz-e-jaan ke liye zamir-e-khak mein khufta hai mera dil 'amjad' ki nind mujh ko mili khwab-e-raftagan ke liye