hadse sab be-sabab kaise hue
bahte dariya tishna-lab kaise hue

ghar se bahar bhi mohazzab log hain
mere bachche be-adab kaise hue

jangalon ke basiyon ko kya khabar
hadsat-e-shahr kab kaise hue

saikdon the shahr mein suraj-badan
chand-tare muntakhab kaise hue

koi to hota mera pursan-e-haal
be-murawwat sab ke sab kaise hue

shahr mein to aur bhi rahte hain yar
hum pe hi qahr-o-ghazab kaise hue

degreeyan to chand hi logon pe thin
shahr mein itne matab kaise hue