bastiyan lutti hain khwabon ke nagar jalte hain
hum wahan hain ki jahan sham-o-sahar jalte hain

dil ke aiwan mein afsurda charaghon ka dhuan
dur kuchh dur wo yaadon ke khandar jalte hain

phir kisi manzil-e-jaan-soz ki jaanib hain rawan
chob-e-sahra ki tarah ahl-e-safar jalte hain

yun to pur-amn hai ab shahr-e-sitamgar lekin
kuchh makan khud hi sar-e-rahguzar jalte hain

hai ba-zahir koi shoala na chamak aur sharar
hum kisi gham mein ba-andaz-e-digar jalte hain

aatish-e-talkhi-e-haalat mein kya kuchh na jala
ab gila kya hai jo ehsas ke par jalte hain

go ho barfab bhi taskin hai dushwar 'sahar'
apni hi aag mein arbab-e-hunar jalte hain